Outcomes of job insecurity climate: The role of climate strength

Applied Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 382-405

  Sora, Beatriz ^a   De Cuyper, Nele ^b   Caballer, Amparo ^c   Peiró, José M ^c   De Witte, Hans ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITAT OBERTA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^d NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 84877610741     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2012.00485.x     Document Type: Article

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