An empirical exploration of psychological contract violation and individual behavior. The case of Canadian federal civil servants in Quebec

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 150-163

  Lemire, Louise ^a   Rouillard, Christian ^b  

^a ÉCOLE NATIONALE D'ADMINISTRATION PUBLIQUE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Civil service; Individual behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 19644382782     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940510579786     Document Type: Article

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