Defensive Communication and Burnout in the Workplace: The Mediating Role of Leader–Member Exchange

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 143-150

  Becker, Jennifer A H ^a   Halbesleben, Jonathon R B ^a   Dan O'Hair, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Burn Out; Defensive Communication; Leader Member Exchange; Perfomance Appraisal

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747709039     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036810500130653     Document Type: Article

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