The spirit at work scale: Developing and validating a measure of individual spirituality at work

Handbook of Faith and Spirituality in the Workplace: Emerging Research and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 383-402

  Kinjerski, Val ^a  

^a Kaizen Solutions for Human Services   (Canada)

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EID: 84919759343     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5233-1_23     Document Type: Chapter

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