The importance of time congruity in the organisation

Applied Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 298-321

  Francis Smythe, J A ^c   Robertson, I T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ROBERTSON COOPER LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0042976060     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1464-0597.00136     Document Type: Article

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