Unpackaging the multiple aspects of time in polychronicity

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue , 1999, Pages 323-345

  Palmer, David K ^a   Schoorman, F David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitiveness; Executives; Individual behaviour; Work psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986019170     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683949910263918     Document Type: Article

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