Differentiated Leader-Member Exchanges: The Buffering Role of Justice Climate

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1104-1120

  Erdogan, Berrin ^a   Bauer, Talya N ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Job attitudes; Justice climate; Leader member exchange; Organizational justice; Turnover

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TURKEY;

EID: 78049465402     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020578     Document Type: Article

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