Perceived organizational support as a mediator of the relationship between politics perceptions and work outcomes

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 438-456

  Hochwarter, Wayne A ^a   Kacmar, Charles ^a   Perrewé, Pamela L ^a   Johnson, Diane ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Perceived organizational support; Politics perceptions; Work outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345547751     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-8791(02)00048-9     Document Type: Article

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