The influence of perceived employee voice on organizational commitment: An exchange perspective

Human Resource Management

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 113-129

  Farndale, Elaine ^a,b   Van Ruiten, Joppe ^c   Kelliher, Clare ^d   Hope Hailey, Veronica ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Commitment; Employee voice; Employee line manager relationship; Leader member exchange theory; LMX; Social exchange theory; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251515812     PISSN: 00904848     EISSN: 1099050X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrm.20404     Document Type: Article

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