Confirmation and extension of the sources of feedback scale in service-based organizations

Journal of Business Communication

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 206-226

  Andrews, Martha C ^a   Kacmar, K Michele ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Job stress; Organizational communication; Service based organizations; Sources of feedback

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042853302     PISSN: 00219436     EISSN: 15524582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002194360103800204     Document Type: Article

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