Accounting for subordinate perceptions of supervisor power: An identity-dependence model

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1069-1083

  Farmer, Steven M ^a   Aguinis, Herman ^b  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dependence; Role identity; Self verification; Social power

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; JOB SATISFACTION; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ABSENTEEISM; ASPIRATIONS (PSYCHOLOGY); HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; JOB SATISFACTION; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 29444449770     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.90.6.1069     Document Type: Review

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