When Employees Engage in Workplace Incivility: The Interactive Effect of Psychological Contract Violation and Organizational Justice

Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 269-283

  Sayers, Jessica K ^a   Sears, Karen L ^b   Kelly, Kristine M ^b   Harbke, Colin R ^b  

^a Quincy University   (United States)

^b WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect infusion model; Interactional justice; Procedural justice; Psychological contract violation; Workplace Incivility

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027918996     PISSN: 08927545     EISSN: 15733378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10672-011-9170-6     Document Type: Article

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