A meta-analysis and review of organizational research on job involvement

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 235-255

  Brown, Steven P ^a,b  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 21444438931     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.120.2.235     Document Type: Review

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