Coping with workplace ostracism: The roles of ingratiation and political skill in employee psychological distress

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 178-199

  Wu, Long Zeng ^a   Yim, Frederick Hong kit ^b   Kwan, Ho Kwong ^c   Zhang, Xiaomeng ^d  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ingratiation; Political skill; Psychological distress; Workplace ostracism

Indexed keywords

EID: 83955162943     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2011.01017.x     Document Type: Article

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