Workplace spirituality, commitment, and self-reported individual performance: An Empirical Study

Management Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 163-183

  Rego, Arménio ^a   Pina E Cunha, Miguel ^b   Souto, Solange ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b NOVA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (Portugal)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Commitment; Performance; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 85033260222     PISSN: 15365433     EISSN: 15580946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/JMR1536-5433050303     Document Type: Article

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