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Normal Personality, the Dark Triad, Proactive Attitude and Perceived Employability: A Cross-Cultural Study in Belgium, Switzerland and Togo Cover

Normal Personality, the Dark Triad, Proactive Attitude and Perceived Employability: A Cross-Cultural Study in Belgium, Switzerland and Togo

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|Jul 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/pb.520 | Journal eISSN: 0033-2879
Language: English
Submitted on: Oct 9, 2019
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Accepted on: Jul 1, 2020
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Published on: Jul 22, 2020
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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