Be proactive as empowered? The role of trust in one's supervisor in psychological empowerment, feedback seeking, and job performance

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Huang, Jie Tsuen ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

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EID: 84871675404     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2012.01019.x     Document Type: Article

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