Co-worker exclusion and employee outcomes: An investigation of the moderating roles of perceived organizational and social support

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1235-1256

  Scott, Kristin L ^a   Zagenczyk, Thomas J ^a   Schippers, Michaéla ^b   Purvis, Russell L ^a   Cruz, Kevin S ^c  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Co worker exclusion; Perceived organizational support; Performance; Social exchange; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84909579448     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joms.12099     Document Type: Article

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