Who cares? The role of job involvement in psychological contract violation

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1490-1514

  Stoner, Jason S ^a   Gallagher, Vickie C ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77954626234     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2010.00626.x     Document Type: Article

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