Citizenship and counterproductive work behavior: A moral licensing view

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 292-306

  Klotz, Anthony C ^a   Bolino, Mark C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 84878652893     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amr.2011.0109     Document Type: Article

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