An investigation of cross-national differences in positivity and job satisfaction

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 551-573

  Mueller, Karsten ^a   Hattrup, Keith ^b   Hausmann, Natascha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 76749093136     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317908X334782     Document Type: Article

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