Counterproductive behaviors and psychological well-being: The moderating effect of task interdependence

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 351-361

  Aube C ^a   Rousseau, V ^b   Mama, C ^a   Morin, E M ^a  

^a HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Counterproductive behaviors; Moderating effect; Psychological well being; Task interdependence; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449517518     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-009-9113-5     Document Type: Article

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