The Psychological Capital of Chinese Workers: Exploring the Relationship with Performance

Management and Organization Review

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 249-271

  Luthans, Fred ^a   Avolio, Bruce J ^a   Walumbwa, Fred O ^a   Li, Weixing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 20544473747     PISSN: 17408776     EISSN: 17408784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8784.2005.00011.x     Document Type: Article

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