Measuring counterproductivity: Development and initial validation of a German self-report questionnaire

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 18-35

  Marcus, Bernd ^a   Schuler, Heinz ^b   Quell, Particia ^b   Hümpfner, Gerhardt ^b  

^a CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

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EID: 0036000506     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2389.00191     Document Type: Article

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