The combined effect of political skill and political decision making on job satisfaction

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2336-2360

  Gallagher, Vickie Coleman ^a   Laird, Mary Dana ^b  

^a NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

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EID: 51249100873     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2008.00394.x     Document Type: Article

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