The relationships between attribution styles, LMX, and perceptions of abusive supervision

Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 397-406

  Martinko, Mark J ^a   Sikora, David ^b   Harvey, Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abusive supervision; Attribution styles; Attributions; Leader member exchange

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878361295     PISSN: 15480518     EISSN: 19397089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1548051811435791     Document Type: Article

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