Job involvement, obsessive-compulsive personality traits, and workaholic behavioral tendencies

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 490-508

  Mudrack, Peter E ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Job analysis; Personality measurement; Workaholism

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744482332     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810410554506     Document Type: Review

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