Correlates of the Protestant ethic of hard work: Results from a diverse ethno-religious sample

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2449-2473

  Ghorpade, Jai ^a   Lackritz, Jim ^a   Singh, Gangaram ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33748793076     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-9029.2006.00112.x     Document Type: Article

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