Spiritual resources and work engagement among religious workers: A three-wave longitudinal study

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 370-391

  Bickerton, Grant R ^a   Miner, Maureen H ^a   Dowson, Martin ^b   Griffin, Barbara ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Wesley Institute   (Australia)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Job resources; Religious workers; Spiritual resources; Work engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939460051     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: 20448325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joop.12052     Document Type: Article

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