The reciprocal relationship between psychological contract fulfilment and employee performance and the moderating role of perceived organizational support and tenure

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 277-299

  Conway, Neil ^a   Coyle Shapiro, Jacqueline A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84860658811     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: 20448325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8325.2011.02033.x     Document Type: Article

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