P-E Fit as moderator of the accountability - employee reactions relationships: Convergent results across two samples

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 425-436

  Lanivich, Stephen E ^a   Brees, Jeremy R ^a   Hochwarter, Wayne A ^a   Ferris, Gerald R ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Commitment; Demands; Depressed mood at work; Person environment fit; Resources; Satisfaction; Work intensity

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149360236     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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