Things to do today . . . : A daily diary study on task completion at work

Applied Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 273-295

  Claessens, Brigitte J C ^a   van Eerde, Wendelien ^a   Rutte, Christel G ^a   Roe, Robert A ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 77949707863     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2009.00390.x     Document Type: Article

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