Self-interest: Defining and understanding a human motive

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 985-991

  Cropanzano, Russell ^a,c   Goldman, Barry ^a,c   Folger, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 28444440891     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.353     Document Type: Article

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