Successfully leaving work at work: The self-regulatory underpinnings of psychological detachment

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 493-514

  Smit, Brandon W ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

detachment; goals; planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947976675     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: 20448325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joop.12137     Document Type: Article

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