A cognitive (attributions)-emotion model of observer reactions to free-riding poor performers

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 167-177

  Taggar, Simon ^a   Neubert, Mitchell J ^b  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attribution theory; Free riding; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

EID: 40549105105     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-008-9058-0     Document Type: Article

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