Recognizing good attendance: A longitudinal, quasi-experimental field study

Personnel Psychology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 639-660

  Markham, Steven E ^a   Scott, K Dow ^b   McKee, Gail H ^c  

^a PAMPLIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c ROANOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0036744481     PISSN: 00315826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2002.tb00124.x     Document Type: Article

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