Dispositional correlates of perceived work entitlement

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 808-828

  Miller, Brian K ^a   Konopaske, Robert ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Entitlement; Machiavellianism; Narcissism; Protestant work ethic; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925281126     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JMP-12-2012-0386     Document Type: Article

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