Perceived job autonomy and turnover intention: The moderating role of perceived supervisor support

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 563-573

  Dysvik, Anders ^a   Kuvaas, Bård ^a  

^a BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Perceived job autonomy; Perceived supervisor support; Turnover intention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886383470     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2012.667215     Document Type: Article

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