Close monitoring as a contextual stimulator: How need for structure affects the relation between close monitoring and work outcomes

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 394-404

  Rietzschel, Eric F ^a   Slijkhuis, Marjette ^b   Van Yperen, Nico W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b HANZE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Close monitoring; Innovative job performance; Intrinsic motivation; Job satisfaction; Need for structure; Role clarity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894524041     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2012.752897     Document Type: Article

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