Influence of star employees’ role stress on their unethical pro-organizational behavior: A perspective from the transactional theory of stress and coping

Xianfang Xue; Jiawen Zhang; Wee Kwong Jonathan Liong

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Influence of star employees’ role stress on their unethical pro-organizational behavior: A perspective from the transactional theory of stress and coping

Xianfang Xue Jiawen Zhang

Wee Kwong Jonathan Liong

Current Psychology Vol. 43 No. 19 pp. 17525-17543 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Xianfang Xue, Jiawen Zhang, Wee Kwong Jonathan Liong (2024). Influence of star employees’ role stress on their unethical pro-organizational behavior: A perspective from the transactional theory of stress and coping. Current Psychology, 43(19), 17525-17543. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-05711-4

Influence of star employees’ role stress on their unethical pro-organizational behavior: A perspective from the transactional theory of stress and coping

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