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Using organizational support theory and evidence gathered from hundreds of studies, Robert Eisenberger and Florence Stinglhamber demonstrate how perceived organizational support affects employees’ well-being, the positivity of their orientation toward the organization and work, and behavioral outcomes favorable to the organization. Readers will obtain a clear understanding of perceived organizational support and the practical knowledge needed to foster its development and positive outcomes.

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Robert Eisenberger, PhD, is a professor in the psychology department and a professor of management in the Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston.   His organizational support theory, with its central concept of perceived organizational support, is one of the most frequently cited views of employee–organization relationships, leading to over 350 scholarly studies and 600,000 references on the Internet. His article introducing perceived organizational support was the most cited article in organizational behavior during the last studied 5-year period.   Dr. Eisenberger is the author of 70 publications on motivation and organizational behavior. His research was recognized with the Psi Chi Distinguished Lectureship, and he is a fellow of a number of scientific societies. Two special reports focusing on his research were carried nationally on National Public Radio, and reports on his research have appeared in the American Psychological Association's Monitor on Psychology, Encylopaedia Britannica Science and the Future Yearbook, Science News, Report on Educational Research, and School Board Notes.   Dr. Eisenberger's research has been supported by grants from the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Social and Behavioral Sciences, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Park Service.   Florence Stinglhamber, PhD, is an assistant professor of organizational psychology and human resource management in the psychology department at the Université Catholique de Louvain (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium).   She is a member of the Psychological Sciences Research Institute at the same university. Perceived organizational support has been one of her main research interests for 10 years. Her other research interests also include employees' identification and commitment in the workplace, perceived justice and trust, leadership and managerial skills, and employer branding.   Dr. Stinglhamber is the author or coauthor of a number of scientific articles on organizational psychology and organizational behavior.  

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