Intrinsic need satisfaction and the job attitudes of volunteers versus employees working in a charitable volunteer organization

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 897-914

  Boezeman, Edwin J ^a   Ellemers, Naomi ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 76949107897     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317908X383742     Document Type: Article

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