The impact of cultural values on job satisfaction and organizational commitment in self-managing work teams: The mediating role of employee resistance

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 557-569

  Kirkman, Bradley L ^a,c   Shapiro, Debra L ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^d The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

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EID: 0035534619     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3069370     Document Type: Article

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