Individual spirituality, workplace spirituality and work attitudes: An empirical test of direct and interaction effects

Leadership and Organization Development Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 759-777

  Pawar, Badrinarayan Shankar ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT KOZHIKODE   (India)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Beliefs; India; Job satisfaction; Leadership; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 71949126255     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730911003911     Document Type: Article

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