Beyond leadership: The impact of coworker relationships on employee motivation and intent to stay

Journal of Management and Organization

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 807-817

  Basford, Tessa E ^a   Offermann, Lynn R ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coworkers; Intent to stay; Job status; Leadership.; Motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873114776     PISSN: 18333672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/jmo.2012.18.6.807     Document Type: Article

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