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Job Resources and Work Engagement: Optimism as Moderator Among Finnish Managers

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|May 2014

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jeps.bu | Journal eISSN: 2222-6931
Language: English
Page range: 69 - 77
Published on: May 9, 2014
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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