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4 - Motivation and Presenteeism: The Whys and Whats

from Part II - Understanding the Behavior of Presenteeism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 August 2018

Cary L. Cooper
Affiliation:
University of Manchester
Luo Lu
Affiliation:
National Taiwan University
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Presenteeism at Work , pp. 97 - 122
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Print publication year: 2018

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