With a little help from my friends (and substitutes): Social referents and influence in psychological contract fulfillment

Organization Science

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 275-289

  Ho, Violet T ^a   Levesque, Laurie L ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Psychological contract fulfillment; Social influence; Social network theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 22544445270     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1050.0121     Document Type: Article

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