Psychological contract breach and job attitudes: A meta-analysis of age as a moderator

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 143-158

  Bal, P Matthijs ^a   De Lange, Annet H ^b   Jansen, Paul G W ^a   Van Der Velde, Mandy E G ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Age; Job attitudes; Meta analysis; Moderator; Psychological contract breach

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349159828     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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