Job engagement in organizations: Fad, fashion, or folderol?

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 141-145

  Wefald, Andrew J ^a   Downey, Ronald G ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 58449119669     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.560     Document Type: Article

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