Psychological capital theory: Toward a positive holistic model

Advances in Positive Organizational Psychology

Volumn 1, Issue , 2013, Pages 145-166

  Youssef Morgan, Carolyn M ^a   Luthans, Fred ^b  

^a BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 84969204332     PISSN: 2046410X     EISSN: 20464118     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S2046-410X(2013)0000001009     Document Type: Article

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