Effects of mentoring functions on receivers' organizational citizenship behavior in a Chinese context: A two-study investigation

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 363-370

  Kwan, Ho Kwong ^a   Liu, Jun ^b   Yim, Frederick Hong kit ^c  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^c HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Mentoring functions; Organizational citizenship behavior; Relationship quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751591501     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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