The interaction between leader-member exchange and perceived job security in predicting employee altruism and work performance

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 669-685

  Loi, Raymond ^a   Ngo, Hang Yue ^b   Zhang, Lingqing ^b   Lau, Victor P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 81355147084     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: 20448325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317910X510468     Document Type: Article

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