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The emerging positive agenda in organizations: greater than a trickle, but not yet a deluge

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The emerging positive agenda in organizations: greater than a trickle, but not yet a deluge. / Wright, Thomas A.; Quick, James Campbell.
In: Journal of Organizational Behavior, Vol. 30, No. 2, 02.2009, p. 147-159.

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Wright, TA & Quick, JC 2009, 'The emerging positive agenda in organizations: greater than a trickle, but not yet a deluge', Journal of Organizational Behavior, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 147-159. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.582

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Wright, T. A., & Quick, J. C. (2009). The emerging positive agenda in organizations: greater than a trickle, but not yet a deluge. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 30(2), 147-159. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.582

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Wright TA, Quick JC. The emerging positive agenda in organizations: greater than a trickle, but not yet a deluge. Journal of Organizational Behavior. 2009 Feb;30(2):147-159. doi: 10.1002/job.582

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Wright, Thomas A. ; Quick, James Campbell. / The emerging positive agenda in organizations : greater than a trickle, but not yet a deluge. In: Journal of Organizational Behavior. 2009 ; Vol. 30, No. 2. pp. 147-159.

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