The power of positive psychology: Psychological capital and work engagement

Work Engagement: A Handbook of Essential Theory and Research

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 54-68

  Sweetman, David ^a   Luthans, Fred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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