Perceived organizational support and organizational commitment: The moderating effect of locus of control and work autonomy

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 479-495

  Aubé, Caroline ^a   Rousseau, Vincent ^b   Morin, Estelle M ^a  

^a HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autonomous work groups; Employee behaviour; Job design

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447272245     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940710757209     Document Type: Article

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