Managerial Modes of Influence and Counterproductivity in Organizations: A Longitudinal Business-Unit-Level Investigation

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 993-1005

  Detert, James R ^a   Treviño, Linda K ^a   Burris, Ethan R ^b   Andiappan, Meena ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

abusive supervision; counterproductivity; ethical leadership; managerial oversight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATION;

FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE;

EID: 34548859798     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.92.4.993     Document Type: Article

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