Perceived organizational support: Reducing the negative influence of coworker withdrawal behavior

Journal of Management

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-68

  Eder, Paul ^a   Eisenberger, Robert ^b  

^a The Center for Organizational Excellence   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Perceived organizational support; Reciprocity; Tardiness; Withdrawal behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549088011     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206307309259     Document Type: Article

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