The interactive effect of positive and negative occupational attributional styles on job motivation

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-58

  Xenikou, Athena ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

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EID: 33745728032     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13594320444000218     Document Type: Article

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