The push and pull of work: The differences between workaholism and work engagement

Work Engagement: A Handbook of Essential Theory and Research

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 39-53

  Taris, Toon W ^a   Schaufeli, Wilmar B ^a   Shimazu, Akihito ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

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