A Tale of Passion: Linking Job Passion and Cognitive Engagement to Employee Work Performance

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-47

  Ho, Violet T ^a   Wong, Sze Sze ^b   Lee, Chay Hoon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c Keppel Offshore and Marine Ltd   (Singapore)

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EID: 78649693350     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2009.00878.x     Document Type: Article

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