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9 - Scale development

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2012

Phyllis Tharenou ,
Ross Donohue  and
Brian Cooper
Phyllis Tharenou
Affiliation:
University of South Australia
Ross Donohue
Affiliation:
Monash University, Victoria
Brian Cooper
Affiliation:
Monash University, Victoria
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Management Research Methods , pp. 160 - 186
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2007

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