Voice behavior and performance ratings: The role of political skill

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 442-450

  Hung, Hao Kai ^a,b   Yeh, Ryh Song ^c   Shih, Hsin Yu ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHI NAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Taipei College of Maritime Technology   (Taiwan)

^c YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Organizational citizenship behavior; Performance ratings; Political skill; Voice behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855504234     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2011.07.002     Document Type: Article

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