Abusive supervision in advising relationships: Investigating the role of social support

Applied Psychology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 233-256

  Hobman, Elizabeth V ^a   Restubog, Simon Lloyd D ^b   Bordia, Prashant ^c   Tang, Robert L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d and Institution Management   (Philippines)

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EID: 61849184783     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2008.00330.x     Document Type: Article

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