Constructing meaning despite the drudgery of repetitive work

Journal of Humanistic Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 84-107

  Isaksen, Jesper ^a  

^a Falck   (Denmark)

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EID: 0034398183     PISSN: 00221678     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022167800403008     Document Type: Review

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