Linking LMX, innovative work behaviour and turnover intentions: The mediating role of work engagement

Career Development International

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 208-230

  Agarwal, Upasna A ^a   Datta, Sumita ^a   Blake Beard, Stacy ^b   Bhargava, Shivganesh ^c  

^a S P Jain Institute of Management and Research   (India)

^b SIMMONS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Employees; Employees turnover; India; Innovative work behaviour; Intention to quit; LMX; Managers; Work engagement; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862498389     PISSN: 13620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13620431211241063     Document Type: Article

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