A multifaceted validation study of Spence and Robbins' (1992) Workaholism Battery

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 357-368

  McMillan, Lynley H W ^a,b   Brady, Elizabeth C ^a   O'Driscoll, Michael P ^a   Marsh, Nigel V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0036389012     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317902320369758     Document Type: Article

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