A comparison of work motivation in Bulgaria, Hungary, and the Netherlands: Test of a model

Applied Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 658-687

  Roe, Robert A ^b   Zinovieva, Irina L ^c   Dienes, Elizabeth ^a   Ten Horn, Laurens A ^c  

^a Research Institute of Labour   (Hungary)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NONE

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EID: 0040784834     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1464-0597.00039     Document Type: Article

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