Measuring implicit psychological constructs in organizational behavior: An example using psychological capital

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 589-594

  Harms, Peter D ^a   Luthans, Fred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Implicit measures; Implicit theories; Organizational behavior research methods; Positive organizational behavior; Psychological capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858444676     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.1785     Document Type: Article

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