Getting the 'pulse' of your employees: The use of cardiovascular research in better understanding behavior in organizations

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 395-401

  Wright, Thomas A ^a   Diamond, W John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b University of Nevada Reno ^*  (United States)

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EID: 33751002654     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.374     Document Type: Article

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