Influence tactics and perceptions of organizational politics: A longitudinal study

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 311-324

  Vigoda, Eran ^a   Cohen, Aaron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Influence tactics; Perceptions of organizational politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345010012     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0148-2963(00)00134-X     Document Type: Article

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