Psychological contract breach and work performance: Is social exchange a buffer or an intensifier?

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 252-273

  Bal, P Matthijs ^a   Chiaburu, Dan S ^b   Jansen, Paul G W ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breach of contract; Job satisfaction; Performance management; Psychological contracts; Social interaction; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952215952     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683941011023730     Document Type: Article

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