The devil is in the details: Judgments of responsibility and absenteeism from work

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 759-779

  Patton, Eric ^a  

^a SAINT JOSEPH S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 81355160894     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: 20448325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317910X521510     Document Type: Article

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