Antecedents and consequences of employee organizational cynicism: A meta-analysis

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 181-197

  Chiaburu, Dan S ^a   Peng, Ann Chunyan ^b   Oh, In Sue ^c   Banks, George C ^d   Lomeli, Laura C ^e  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee cynicism; Employee trust; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892506124     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2013.03.007     Document Type: Article

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