The interactive effects of abusive supervision and entitlement on emotional exhaustion and co-worker abuse

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 477-496

  Wheeler, Anthony R ^a   Halbesleben, Jonathon R B ^b   Whitman, Marilyn V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abusive supervision; Emotional exhaustion; Psychological entitlement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885053918     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: 20448325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joop.12034     Document Type: Article

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