Quitting Before Leaving: The Mediating Effects of Psychological Attachment and Detachment on Voice

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 912-922

  Burris, Ethan R ^a   Detert, James R ^b   Chiaburu, Dan S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b The Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

abusive supervision; leader member exchange; psychological attachment and detachment; voice

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; OBJECT RELATION;

AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE; COMMUNICATION; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; OBJECT ATTACHMENT;

EID: 48049089446     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.93.4.912     Document Type: Article

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