Placing perceptions of politics in the context of the feedback environment, employee attitudes, and job performance

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 211-220

  Rosen, Christopher C ^a   Levy, Paul E ^a   Hall, Rosalie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Feedback; Feedback environment; Morale; Perceptions of organizational politics; Performance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORALITY; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; POLITICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 31344458449     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.91.1.211     Document Type: Review

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