Effects of psychological contract breach on performance of IT employees: The mediating role of affective commitment

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 299-306

  Restubog, Simon Lloyd D ^a   Bordia, Prashant ^a   Tang, Robert L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b and Institution Management   (Philippines)

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EID: 33744725230     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: 09631798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317905X53183     Document Type: Article

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