Linking personality to interpersonal citizenship behaviour: The moderating effect of empathy

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 815-834

  Taylor, Shannon G ^a   Kluemper, Donald H ^a   Mossholder, Kevin W ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78650101262     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317909X475794     Document Type: Article

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