Obligation and entitlement in society and the workplace

Applied Psychology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 127-160

  Brummel, Bradley J ^a   Parker, Kelsey N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CITIZENSHIP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INVESTMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES; WORK ENGAGEMENT;

EID: 84890894884     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apps.12023     Document Type: Article

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