Time precedence in the relationship between organizational climate and organizational performance: A cross-lagged study at the business unit level

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1712-1732

  van de Voorde, K ^a,b   van Veldhoven, M ^a   Paauwe, J ^a,c  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Organizational climate; Organizational performance; Time precedence

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956536789     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2010.500491     Document Type: Article

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