The Role of Needs-Based Job Crafting in Strengthening Work-Related Sense of Coherence: A Two-Wave Panel Study
By: Kristýna Cetkovská, Georg F. Bauer and Martin Tušl
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Submitted on: Mar 4, 2025
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