Collective efficacy and organizational commitment in an Italian city hall

European Psychologist

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 363-371

  Borgogni, Laura ^a   Dello Russo, Silvia ^a,c   Petitta, Laura ^a,c   Latham, Gary P ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Collective efficacy; Organizational commitment; Perceptions of context; Public sector

Indexed keywords

EID: 73849101410     PISSN: 10169040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1016-9040.14.4.363     Document Type: Article

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