The relationships amongst leader-member exchange, perceived organizational support, affective commitment, and in-role performance: A social-exchange perspective

Leadership and Organization Development Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 366-385

  Casimir, Gian ^a   Ngee Keith Ng, Yong ^b   Yuan Wang, Karen ^c   Ooi, Gavin ^c  

^a Kuwait Maastricht Business School   (Kuwait)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Affective commitment; In role performance; Leader member exchange; Perceived organizational support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927563729     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/LODJ-04-2012-0054     Document Type: Article

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