Nonlinear politics perceptions-work outcomes relationships: A three-study, five-sample investigation

Journal of Management

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 740-763

  Hochwarter, Wayne A ^a   Ferris, Gerald R ^a   Laird, Mary Dana ^b   Treadway, Darren C ^c   Gallagher, Vickie Coleman ^d  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Job tension; Nonlinearity; Politics perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950143547     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206308324065     Document Type: Article

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