Strain reactions to perceived entitlement behavior by others as a contextual stressor: Moderating role of political skill in three samples

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 388-398

  Hochwarter, Wayne A ^a   Summers, James K ^b   Thompson, Katina W ^a   Perrewé, Pamela L ^a   Ferris, Gerald R ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRADLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Entitlement; Political skill; Self serving behavior; Strain; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; MALE; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 78549292086     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020523     Document Type: Article

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