The Interplay Between HR Practices and Perceived Behavioural Integrity in Determining Positive Employee Outcomes

Journal of Change Management

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 399-415

  Innocenti, Laura ^a   Peluso, Alessandro M ^a,b   Pilati, Massimo ^c  

^a LUISS UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

affective commitment; HRM; job satisfaction; perceived behavioural integrity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871097135     PISSN: 14697017     EISSN: 14791811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14697017.2012.728763     Document Type: Article

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