Perceptions of organizational politics: A meta-analysis of theoretical antecedents

Journal of Managerial Issues

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 494-513

  Atinc, Guclu ^a   Darrat, Mahmoud ^b   Fuller, Bryan ^a   Parker, Barry W ^a,c  

^a LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERY   (United States)

^c Northeast Louisiana Business and Community Development Center   (United States)

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