The importance of individuals' repertoires of behaviors: The scientific appropriateness of studying multiple behaviors and general attitudes

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 463-480

  Hanisch, Kathy A ^a   Hulin, Charles L ^b   Roznowski, Mary ^c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^c NONE

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EID: 0032148410     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1379(199809)19:5<463::AID-JOB3899>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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