Speaking up and stepping back: Examining the link between employee voice and job neglect

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1831-1841

  Travis, Dnika J ^a   Gomez, Rebecca J ^a   Mor Barak, Michàlle E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Active and passive work behaviors; Child welfare; Employee voice and speaking up; Job neglect; Retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052158865     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.05.008     Document Type: Article

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