A Social Information Processing Approach to Job Attitudes and Task Design

Salancik, Gerald R.; Pfeffer, Jeffrey

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A Social Information Processing Approach to Job Attitudes and Task Design

Salancik, Gerald R., Pfeffer, Jeffrey·1978·Administrative Science Quarterly

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Social information processing theory suggests that formally and informally conveyed information influences individuals' attitudes and behavior by directing their attention to certain stimuli.
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Authors: Salancik, G. R., & Pfeffer, J.
Venue: Administrative Science Quarterly
Publisher: JSTOR
Published: 1978-06
Volume: 23
Issue: 2
Pages: 224
ISSN: 0001-8392
DOI: 10.2307/2392563
Cited by: 4,372
References: 7

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