Exploring nonlinearity in employee voice: The effects of personal control and organizational identification

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1189-1203

  Tangirala, Subrahmaniam ^a   Ramanujam, Rangaraj ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 59049083604     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2008.35732719     Document Type: Article

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