Work engagement: On how to better catch a slippery concept

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-46

  Schaufeli, Wilmar ^a   Salanova, Marisa ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

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EID: 79951573582     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2010.515981     Document Type: Article

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