Tit for tat? Abusive supervision and counterproductive work behaviors: The moderating effects of locus of control and perceived mobility

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 281-296

  Wei, Feng ^a   Si, Steven ^b,c  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abusive supervision; Counterproductive work behaviors; Locus of control; Perceived mobility

Indexed keywords

EID: 85028095997     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-011-9251-y     Document Type: Article

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