Authenticity and well-being in the workplace: A mediation model

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 331-346

  Ménard, Julie ^a   Brunet, Luc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Employee attitudes; Managers; Public sector organizations; Work identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955934445     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683941111124854     Document Type: Article

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