An investigation of coworker relationships and psychological collectivism on employee propensity to take charge

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1208-1226

  Love, Mary Sue ^a   Dustin, Susan L ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

coworker support; innovation; psychological collectivism; taking charge; TMX

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892957986     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2013.826712     Document Type: Article

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