The role of age in the perceptions of politics - Job performance relationship: A three-study constructive replication

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 872-881

  Treadway, Darren C ^a   Witt, L A ^b   Ferris, Gerald R ^c   Hochwarter, Wayne ^c   Perrewé, Pamela ^c   Goodman, Joseph M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Performance; Politics; Resources; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POLICY; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGING; ATTITUDE; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; POLITICS; STATISTICS;

EID: 26444590977     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.90.5.872     Document Type: Article

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