Workplace spirituality and organizational citizenship behaviour: Exploring gender as a moderator

South African Journal of Business Management

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 61-74

  Nasurdin, A M ^a   Nejati, M ^a   Mei, Y K ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

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EID: 84875830553     PISSN: 20785585     EISSN: 20785976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajbm.v44i1.148     Document Type: Article

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