Self-esteem and job performance: The moderating role of self-esteem contingencies

Personnel Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 561-593

  Ferris, D Lance ^a   Lian, Huiwen ^b   Brown, Douglas J ^b   Pang, Fiona X J ^a   Keeping, Lisa M ^c  

^a SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 77955532667     PISSN: 00315826     EISSN: 17446570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2010.01181.x     Document Type: Article

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