The asceticism dimension of the protestant work ethic: Shedding its status of invisibility

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2043-2070

  Mudrack, Peter E ^a   Mason, E Sharon ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 77955756184     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2010.00650.x     Document Type: Article

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