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Thriving at work: Toward its measurement, construct validation, and theoretical refinement
dc.contributor.authorPorath, Christineen_US
dc.contributor.authorSpreitzer, Gretchen M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGibson, Cristinaen_US
dc.contributor.authorGarnett, Flannery G.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-16T15:57:05Z
dc.date.available2013-04-01T14:17:26Zen_US
dc.date.issued2012-02en_US
dc.identifier.citationPorath, Christine; Spreitzer, Gretchen; Gibson, Cristina; Garnett, Flannery G. (2012). "Thriving at work: Toward its measurement, construct validation, and theoretical refinement." Journal of Organizational Behavior 33(2): 250-275. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/90225>en_US
dc.identifier.issn0894-3796en_US
dc.identifier.issn1099-1379en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/90225
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltden_US
dc.subject.otherPerformanceen_US
dc.subject.otherBurnouten_US
dc.subject.otherConstruct Validationen_US
dc.subject.otherVitalityen_US
dc.subject.otherThrivingen_US
dc.subject.otherLearningen_US
dc.titleThriving at work: Toward its measurement, construct validation, and theoretical refinementen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.rights.robotsIndexNoFollowen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelSociologyen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelBusiness (General)en_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelEconomicsen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelBusinessen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelSocial Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/90225/1/job756.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/job.756en_US
dc.identifier.sourceJournal of Organizational Behavioren_US
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