The call of the wild: Zookeepers, callings, and the double-edged sword of deeply meaningful work

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-57

  Bunderson, J Stuart ^a   Thompson, Jeffery A ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67149141780     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: 19303815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2189/asqu.2009.54.1.32     Document Type: Article

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