Proactive personality and work performance in China: The moderating effects of emotional exhaustion and perceived safety climate

Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-37

  Baba, Vishwanath V ^a,e   Tourigny, Louise ^b   Wang, Xiaoyun ^c   Liu, Weimin ^d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d China Civil Aviation Management Institute   (China)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emotional exhaustion; Job performance; Organizational citizenship behaviour; Proactive personality; Safety climate

Indexed keywords

EID: 64749098869     PISSN: 08250383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjas.90     Document Type: Article

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