Theorizing about the deviant citizen: An attributional explanation of the interplay of organizational citizenship and counterproductive work behavior

Human Resource Management Review

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 132-143

  Spector, Paul E ^a   Fox, Suzy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Attributions; Boredom; Counterproductive work behavior (CWB); Organizational citizenship behavior (OCB); Organizational constraints

Indexed keywords

EID: 77049112496     PISSN: 10534822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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