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Validating the organizational climate measure: Links to managerial practices, productivity and innovation

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Validating the organizational climate measure: Links to managerial practices, productivity and innovation. / Patterson, Malcolm ; West, Michael; Shackleton, Viv J et al.
In: Journal of Organizational Behavior, Vol. 26, No. 4, 2005, p. 379-408.

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Patterson, M, West, M, Shackleton, VJ, Dawson, JF, Lawthom, R, Maitlis, S, Robinson, DL & Wallace, AM 2005, 'Validating the organizational climate measure: Links to managerial practices, productivity and innovation', Journal of Organizational Behavior, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 379-408. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.312

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Patterson, M., West, M., Shackleton, V. J., Dawson, J. F., Lawthom, R., Maitlis, S., Robinson, D. L., & Wallace, A. M. (2005). Validating the organizational climate measure: Links to managerial practices, productivity and innovation. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 26(4), 379-408. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.312

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Patterson M, West M, Shackleton VJ, Dawson JF, Lawthom R, Maitlis S et al. Validating the organizational climate measure: Links to managerial practices, productivity and innovation. Journal of Organizational Behavior. 2005;26(4):379-408. doi: 10.1002/job.312

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Patterson, Malcolm ; West, Michael ; Shackleton, Viv J et al. / Validating the organizational climate measure : Links to managerial practices, productivity and innovation. In: Journal of Organizational Behavior. 2005 ; Vol. 26, No. 4. pp. 379-408.

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RIS

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