Crossnational deviance in the workplace: Diverging impact of organizational commitment in Canada and Belgium

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 266-284

  Ménard, Julie ^a   Brunet, Luc ^a   Savoie, André ^a   Van Daele, Agnès ^b   Flament, Aurore ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antisocial behaviours; Cross cultural study; Interpersonal deviance; Workplace violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953707335     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13594320903432315     Document Type: Article

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