Empirical examination of the individual-level personality-based theory of self-management failure

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-43

  Renn, Robert W ^a   Allen, David G ^a   Huning, Tobias M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b University System of Georgia   (United States)

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EID: 78650431082     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.667     Document Type: Article

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