Employee responses to relational fulfilment and work-life benefits: A social exchange study in the German public administration

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-92

  Hornung, Severin ^a   Glaser, Jürgen ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Employees behaviour; Germany; Motivation (psychology); Psychological contracts; Public sector organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951445592     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437721011031702     Document Type: Article

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