When feeling bad leads to feeling good: Guilt-proneness and affective organizational commitment

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 124-133

  Flynn, Francis J ^a   Schaumberg, Rebecca L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Commitment; Guilt proneness; Justification; Motivation; Personality

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MOTIVATION; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AFFECT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84873047363     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024166     Document Type: Article

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