Leadership styles and perceived organizational politics as predictors of work related outcomes

European Journal of Social Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 40-55

  Ram, Padmakumar ^a   Prabhakar, Gantasala V ^a  

^a NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Job involvement; Job satisfaction; Job stress; Leadership; Perceptions of organizational politics; Turnover intentions

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955077271     PISSN: 14502267     EISSN: 14502267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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