Not what it was and not what it will be: The future of job design research

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 463-479

  Oldham, Greg R ^a   Richard Hackman, J ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 75849135326     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.678     Document Type: Note

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