Perceived organizational support and performance relationships across levels of organizational cynicism

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 54-72

  Byrne, Zinta S ^a   Hochwater, Wayne A ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee attitudes; Organizational behaviour; Organizational culture; Performance management

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049136385     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940810849666     Document Type: Article

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