Employee voice behavior: Interactive effects of LMX and power distance in the United States and Colombia

Management Communication Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 84-104

  Botero, Isabel C ^a   van Dyne, Linn ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee voice behavior; Intercultural communication; LMX; Power distance

Indexed keywords

EID: 69949143522     PISSN: 08933189     EISSN: 15526798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0893318909335415     Document Type: Article

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