Person-environment fit, flourishing and intention to leave in universities of technology in South Africa

SA Journal of Industrial Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Van Rensburg, Christine Janse ^a   Rothmann, Sebastiaan I ^b   Diedericks, Elsabe ^b  

^a VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 85018275138     PISSN: 02585200     EISSN: 20710763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajip.v43i0.1422     Document Type: Article

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