Lunch breaks unpacked: The role of autonomy as a moderator of recovery during lunch

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 405-421

  Trougakos, John P ^a   Hideg, Ivona ^b   Cheng, Bonnie Hayden ^c   Beal, Daniel J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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EID: 84900438728     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2011.1072     Document Type: Article

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