Abusive Supervision and Workplace Deviance and the Moderating Effects of Negative Reciprocity Beliefs

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1159-1168

  Mitchell, Marie S ^a   Ambrose, Maureen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

abusive supervision; reciprocity; workplace deviance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGGRESSION; CULTURE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34548831353     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.92.4.1159     Document Type: Article

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