Explaining task performance and creativity from perceived organizational support theory: Which mechanisms are more important?

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1165-1181

  Yu, Chongxin ^a   Frenkel, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Creativity; Perceived organizational support; Task performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886279065     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.1844     Document Type: Article

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