Perceived organisational support for strengths use: The factorial validity and reliability of a new scale in the banking industry

SA Journal of Industrial Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Keenan, Elzette M ^a   Mostert, Karina ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 84889868135     PISSN: 02585200     EISSN: 20710763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajip.v39i1.1052     Document Type: Article

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