Work process and quality of care in early childhood education: The role of job crafting

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1169-1192

  Leana, Carrie ^a   Appelbaum, Eileen ^b   Shevchuk, Iryna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 73949122582     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2009.47084651     Document Type: Article

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