Organisational Pride as a Key to Success: Associations of Job Characteristics with Employee Engagement and Job Satisfaction
By: Lorena Pikl
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/crdj-2026-0009 | Journal eISSN: 2718-4978
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