Nourishing or suppressing? The contradictory influences of perception of organizational politics on organizational citizenship behaviour

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 258-276

  Hsiung, Hsin Hua ^a   Lin, Chia Wu ^a   Lin, Chi Sheng ^a  

^a NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 84860673831     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: 20448325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8325.2011.02030.x     Document Type: Article

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