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Why do Illegitimate Tasks Cause Pain? Qualitative Job Insecurity as an Underlying Mechanism Cover

Why do Illegitimate Tasks Cause Pain? Qualitative Job Insecurity as an Underlying Mechanism

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|May 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjwop.125 | Journal eISSN: 2002-2867
Language: English
Page range: 3 - 3
Submitted on: Jun 30, 2020
Accepted on: Mar 25, 2021
Published on: May 5, 2021
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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