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Focus on opportunities as a boundary condition of the relationship between job control and work engagement: A multi-sample, multi-method study

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Focus on opportunities as a boundary condition of the relationship between job control and work engagement: A multi-sample, multi-method study. / Schmitt, Antje; Zacher, Hannes; de Lange, Annet H.
In: European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, Vol. 22, No. 5, 01.10.2013, p. 505-519.

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Schmitt, A, Zacher, H & de Lange, AH 2013, 'Focus on opportunities as a boundary condition of the relationship between job control and work engagement: A multi-sample, multi-method study', European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, vol. 22, no. 5, pp. 505-519. https://doi.org/10.1080/1359432x.2012.698055

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Schmitt, A., Zacher, H., & de Lange, A. H. (2013). Focus on opportunities as a boundary condition of the relationship between job control and work engagement: A multi-sample, multi-method study. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 22(5), 505-519. https://doi.org/10.1080/1359432x.2012.698055

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Schmitt A, Zacher H, de Lange AH. Focus on opportunities as a boundary condition of the relationship between job control and work engagement: A multi-sample, multi-method study. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. 2013 Oct 1;22(5):505-519. doi: 10.1080/1359432x.2012.698055

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