Subordinates' resistance and managers' evaluations of subordinates' performance

Journal of Management

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 185-209

  Tepper, Bennett J ^a   Uhl Bien, Mary ^b   Kohut, Gary F ^a   Rogelberg, Steven G ^a   Lockhart, Daniel E ^c   Ensley, Michael D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Downward influence; Leader member exchange; Performance evaluations; Resistance behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644788733     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206305277801     Document Type: Article

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