Conscientiousness and contextual performance: The compensatory effects of perceived organizational support and leader-member exchange

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 330-349

  Jawahar, I M ^a   Carr, Dean ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Australia; Cross cultural management; Management stress; Managers; Singapore

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249688500     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940710745923     Document Type: Article

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