Organizational climate and company productivity: The role of employee affect and employee level

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 193-216

  Patterson, Malcolm ^a   Warr, Peter ^a   West, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 3042773328     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317904774202144     Document Type: Article

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