Procrastination's Impact in the Workplace and the Workplace's Impact on Procrastination

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 388-399

  Nguyen, Brenda ^a   Steel, Piers ^a   Ferrari, Joseph R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84887909917     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: 14682389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijsa.12048     Document Type: Article

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