Perceptions of organizational politics: A meta-analysis of its attitudinal, health, and behavioural consequences

Canadian Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 246-259

  Bedi, Akanksha ^a   Schat, Aaron C H ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

absenteeism; job satisfaction; organisational trust; perceptions of organisational politics; stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890697738     PISSN: 07085591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034549     Document Type: Conference Paper

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