Bad Behavior in Groups: The Impact of Overall Justice Climate and Functional Dependence on Counterproductive Work Behavior in Work Units

Group and Organization Management

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 230-257

  Priesemuth, Manuela ^a   Arnaud, Anke ^b   Schminke, Marshall ^c  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

functional dependence; interpersonal deviance; overall justice climate; political behavior; self serving behaviors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875017488     PISSN: 10596011     EISSN: 15523993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059601113479399     Document Type: Article

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