When supervisors feel supported: Relationships with subordinates' perceived supervisor aupport, perceived organizational support, and performance

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 689-695

  Shanock, Linda Rhoades ^a   Eisenberger, Robert ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Job performance; Perceived organizational support; Perceived supervisor support; Supervisors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE;

EID: 33745321266     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.91.3.689     Document Type: Article

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