Speaking Up in Groups: A Cross-Level Study of Group Voice Climate and Voice

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 183-191

  Morrison, Elizabeth Wolfe ^a   Wheeler Smith, Sara L ^a   Kamdar, Dishan ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (India)

Author keywords

Employee extrarole behavior; Employee voice; Multilevel analysis; Work group climate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; ORGANIZATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79251500316     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020744     Document Type: Article

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