Personal initiative at work: Differences between East and West Germany

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-63

  Frese, Michael ^a   Kring, Wolfgang ^a   Soose, Andrea ^a   Zempel, Jeannette ^a  

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EID: 0030306772     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/256630     Document Type: Article

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