Promoting felt responsibility for constructive change and proactive behavior: Exploring aspects of an elaborated model of work design

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1089-1120

  Fuller, Jerry Bryan ^a   Marler, Laura E ^a   Hester, K ^b  

^a LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 37849187580     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.408     Document Type: Article

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