Perceived organizational support for satisfying autonomy needs of Japanese white-collar workers: A comparison between Japanese and US-affiliated companies

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 434-448

  Yamaguchi, Ikushi ^a  

^a MEIJI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Individual behaviour; Motivation; Organizational policy; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986161466     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000005773     Document Type: Article

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