Overqualification and counterproductive work behaviors: Examining a moderated mediation model

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 250-271

  Liu, Songqi ^a   Luksyte, Aleksandra ^b   Zhou, Le ^c   Shi, Junqi ^d   Wang, Mo ^e  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anger; Counterproductive work behaviors; Justice sensitivity; Organization based self esteem; Overqualification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921636318     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.1979     Document Type: Article

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