It's the little things that matter: An examination of knowledge workers' energy management

Academy of Management Perspectives

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 28-39

  Fritz, Charlotte ^a   Lam, Chak ^b   Spreitzer, Gretchen ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 80054863552     PISSN: 15589080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMP.2011.63886528     Document Type: Article

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