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Does the Effect of Person-Environment Fit on Work Attitudes Vary with Generations? Insights from the Tourism Industry

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|Apr 2017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ijme-2017-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2543-5361 | Journal ISSN: 2299-9701
Language: English
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Published on: Apr 18, 2017
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