Core Self-Evaluations in Germany: Validation of a German Measure and its Relationships with Career Success

Applied Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 674-700

  Stumpp, Thorsten ^a   Muck, Peter M ^a   Hülsheger, Ute R ^b   Judge, Timothy A ^c   Maier, Günter W ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 77957109608     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2010.00422.x     Document Type: Article

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