An Integrative Model of Entitlement Beliefs

Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 67-87

  Tomlinson, Edward C ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict; Entitlement; State; Trait

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876998913     PISSN: 08927545     EISSN: 15733378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10672-012-9208-4     Document Type: Article

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