Age and innovation-related behavior: The joint moderating effects of supervisor undermining and proactive personality

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 583-606

  Ng, Thomas W H ^a   Feldman, Daniel C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Creativity; Innovation related behavior; Proactive personality; Supervisors; Undermining behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879462516     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.1802     Document Type: Article

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