Leadermember exchange and attitudinal outcomes: role of procedural justice climate

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 690-709

  Ansari, Mahfooz A ^a   Aafaqi, Rehana ^a   Kee Mui Hung, Daisy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Employee turnover; Job satisfaction; Leaders; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

EID: 36148955861     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730710835443     Document Type: Article

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