Productivity, counterproductive and creativity: The ups and downs of job insecurity

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 479-497

  Probst, Tahira M ^a,d   Stewart, Susan M ^b   Gruys, Melissa L ^c   Tierney, Bradley W ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND   (United States)

^c WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

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EID: 34748838968     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317906X159103     Document Type: Article

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