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Workplace duties or opportunities? challenge stressors, regulatory focus, and creativity. / Sacramento, Claudia A.; Fay, Doris; West, Michael.
In: Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Vol. 121, No. 2, 07.2013, p. 141-157.

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Sacramento, CA, Fay, D & West, M 2013, 'Workplace duties or opportunities? challenge stressors, regulatory focus, and creativity', Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, vol. 121, no. 2, pp. 141-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2013.01.008

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Sacramento, C. A., Fay, D., & West, M. (2013). Workplace duties or opportunities? challenge stressors, regulatory focus, and creativity. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 121(2), 141-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2013.01.008

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Sacramento CA, Fay D, West M. Workplace duties or opportunities? challenge stressors, regulatory focus, and creativity. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. 2013 Jul;121(2):141-157. doi: 10.1016/j.obhdp.2013.01.008

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Sacramento, Claudia A. ; Fay, Doris ; West, Michael. / Workplace duties or opportunities? challenge stressors, regulatory focus, and creativity. In: Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. 2013 ; Vol. 121, No. 2. pp. 141-157.

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