Understanding Workaholics' Motivations: A Self-Determination Perspective

Applied Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 600-621

  Van den Broeck, Anja ^a   Schreurs, Bert ^b   De Witte, Hans ^c   Vansteenkiste, Maarten ^d   Germeys, Filip ^a   Schaufeli, Wilmar ^e  

^a Belgium and KULeuven ^*  (Belgium)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84860414789     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2011.00449.x     Document Type: Article

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