Relations Between Situational Factors and the Comparative Referents Used by Employees

Authors :: Greg R. Oldham
Carol T. Kulik
Maureen L. Ambrose
Lee P. Stepina
Source :: Academy of Management Journal. 29:599-608
Publication Year :: 1986
Publisher :: Academy of Management, 1986.
Abstract: In this article the authors discuss research they conducted that examined the relationship between the situational factors an employee faces and the referents they use when comparing their work to ...

Subjects :: Job security
Social comparison theory
Work (electrical)
Occupational Tenure
Management of Technology and Innovation
Strategy and Management
Applied psychology
Job satisfaction
Industrial and organizational psychology
Situational ethics
Business and International Management
Psychology
General Business, Management and Accounting

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