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Too much of a good thing: Curvilinear effect of positive affect on proactive behaviors
dc.contributor.authorLam, Chak Fuen_US
dc.contributor.authorSpreitzer, Gretchen M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorFritz, Charlotteen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-23T15:59:30Z
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dc.date.available2014-05-23T15:59:30Z
dc.date.issued2014-05en_US
dc.identifier.citationLam, Chak Fu; Spreitzer, Gretchen; Fritz, Charlotte (2014). "Too much of a good thing: Curvilinear effect of positive affect on proactive behaviors." Journal of Organizational Behavior 35(4): 530-546.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0894-3796en_US
dc.identifier.issn1099-1379en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/106907
dc.publisherSageen_US
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.en_US
dc.subject.otherProactive Behaviorsen_US
dc.subject.otherPositive Affecten_US
dc.titleToo much of a good thing: Curvilinear effect of positive affect on proactive behaviorsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.rights.robotsIndexNoFollowen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelSociologyen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelBusiness (General)en_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelSocial Sciencesen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelBusiness and Economicsen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/106907/1/job1906.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/job.1906en_US
dc.identifier.sourceJournal of Organizational Behavioren_US
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