Development and validation of a short form for the multidimensional work ethic profile

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 155-164

  Meriac, John P ^a   Woehr, David J ^b   Gorman, C Allen ^c   Thomas, Amanda L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^c RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Item response theory; Short form; Work ethic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875072843     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2013.01.007     Document Type: Article

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