Human-resource professionals' perceptions of organizational politics as a function of experience, organizational size, and perceived independence

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 146, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 717-732

  Conner, Deondra S ^a  

^a ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment issues; Human resource professionals; Organizational politics; Social perception; Work experience

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POLICY; POLITICS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT;

EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; HEALTH MANPOWER; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; POLITICS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33845759482     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/SOCP.146.6.717-732     Document Type: Review

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