Cultural values as moderators of employee reactions to job insecurity: The role of individualism and collectivism

Applied Psychology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 234-254

  Probst, Tahira M ^a   Lawler, John ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 33644760295     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2006.00239.x     Document Type: Article

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