Professionals' supervisor-subordinate relationships, autonomy and commitment in Australia: A leader-member exchange theory perspective

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 22, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 3496-3512

  Farr Wharton, Rod ^a   Brunetto, Yvonne ^b   Shacklock, Kate ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Autonomy; Commitment; LMX theory; Professionals; Supervisor subordinate relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053242338     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2011.599681     Document Type: Article

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