The Relationship of Coworker Incivility to Job Performance and the Moderating Role of Self-Efficacy and Compassion at Work: The Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) Approach

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 711-726

  Rhee, Seung Yoon ^a   Hur, Won Moo ^b   Kim, Minsung ^c  

^a Hong Ik University   (South Korea)

^b Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^c Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Compassion at work; Coworker incivility; Emotional exhaustion; Job performance; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84984870551     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-016-9469-2     Document Type: Article

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