The moderating role of optimism on politics-outcomes relationships: A test of competing perspectives

Human Relations

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1371-1394

  Hochwarter, Wayne A ^a   Thompson, Kenneth R ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

competing perspectives; expectations; job satisfaction; multiple studies; optimism; politics perceptions; tension; threat reactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956411634     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726709357250     Document Type: Article

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