The event reconstruction method: An efficient measure of experience-based job satisfaction

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 669-689

  Grube, Anna ^a   Schroer, Joachim ^b   Hentzschel, Carolin ^b   Hertel, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 67650301826     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317907X251578     Document Type: Article

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