The supervisor feedback environment is empowering, but not all the time: Feedback orientation as a critical moderator

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 487-506

  Gabriel, Allison S ^a   Frantz, Noelle B ^b   Levy, Paul E ^b   Hilliard, Adam W ^c  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^c Select International Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Feedback environment; Feedback orientation; Psychological empowerment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904384905     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: 20448325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joop.12060     Document Type: Article

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