Job design in the context of the job market

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 401-411

  Osterman, Paul ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 75849161279     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.639     Document Type: Note

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