Five dimensions of organizational citizenship behavior: Comparing antecedents and levels of engagement in China and the US

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 115-147

  Wang, Lei ^a   Hinrichs, Kim T ^b   Prieto, Leonel ^c   Howell, Jon P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Texas A and M International University   (United States)

^d NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Distributive justice; Organizational citizenship behaviors; Supervisor support; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873750816     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-010-9237-1     Document Type: Article

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