The interaction of social skill and organizational support on job performance

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 482-489

  Hochwarter, Wayne A ^a   Witt, L A ^b   Treadway, Darren C ^c   Ferris, Gerald R ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Organizational support; Perceived support; Social skill; Supervisor rated job performance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33645390608     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.91.2.482     Document Type: Article

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