Reactions to psychological contract breach: A dual perspective

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 527-548

  Chen, Zhen Xiong ^a,f   Tsui, Anne S ^b,c   Zhong, Lifeng ^d,e  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^e Renmin University of China   (China)

^f AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 51449116774     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.481     Document Type: Article

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