Effects of an absenteeism feedback intervention on employee absence behavior

Journal of organizational Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 15-29

  Gaudine, Alice P ^a   Saks, Alan M ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0039894271     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.73     Document Type: Article

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