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The ‘What’, ‘Why’ and ‘How’ of Employee Well-Being: A New Model

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  • Kathryn Page & Dianne Vella-Brodrick, 2009. "The ‘What’, ‘Why’ and ‘How’ of Employee Well-Being: A New Model," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 90(3), pages 441-458, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:soinre:v:90:y:2009:i:3:p:441-458
    DOI: 10.1007/s11205-008-9270-3
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