Cognitive styles and person-environment fit: Investigating the consequences of cognitive (mis)fit

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 167-198

  Cools, Eva ^a   van den Broeck, Herman ^a   Bouckenooghe, Dave ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cognitive Style Indicator; Cognitive styles; Person environment fit; Work attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449574204     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13594320802295540     Document Type: Article

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