The role of dispositions in politics perception formation: The predictive capacity of negative and positive affectivity, equity sensitivity, and self-efficacy

Journal of Managerial Issues

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 545-563

  Adams, Garry L ^a   Treadway, Darren C ^b   Stepina, Lee P ^c  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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