Has the work ethic in the USA declined? Evidence from nationwide surveys

Psychological Reports

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 491-495

  Weaver, Charles N ^a  

^a ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0009151361     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1997.81.2.491     Document Type: Article

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