The role of psychological climate in neutralizing the effects of organizational politics on work outcomes

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1189-1207

  Kiewitz, Christian ^a   Hochwarter, Wayne A ^b   Ferris, Gerald R ^b   Castro, Stephanie L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036625009     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2002.tb01431.x     Document Type: Article

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