The interactive effects of psychological contract breach and organizational politics on perceived organizational support: Evidence from two longitudinal studies

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 806-834

  Kiewitz, Christian ^a   Restubog, Simon Lloyd D ^b   Zagenczyk, Thomas ^c   Hochwarter, Wayne ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 66249103699     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2008.00816.x     Document Type: Article

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