Perceptions of politics and perceived performance in public and private organisations: A test of one model across two sectors

Policy and Politics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 251-276

  Vigoda Gadot, Eran ^a   Kapun, Danit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Organisational politics; Perceived performance; Public and private sector; Structural equation modelling

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; TURNOVER;

EID: 16344396266     PISSN: 03055736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/0305573053870185     Document Type: Article

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