Psychological Contract and Organizational Citizenship Behavior in China: Investigating Generalizability and Instrumentality

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 311-321

  Hui, Chun ^a   Lee, Cynthia ^b,d   Rousseau, Denise M ^c,e  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTRACT; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; ORGANIZATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; CHINA; CONTRACTS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY, INDUSTRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 1842810136     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.89.2.311     Document Type: Article

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