Five-factor model of personality and employee absence

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 745-755

  Judge, Timothy A ^b   Martocchio, Joseph J ^a   Thoresen, Carl J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0031522495     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.82.5.745     Document Type: Article

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