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5 - The Dynamic of Assiduity at Work: Presenteeism and Absenteeism

from Part II - Understanding the Behavior of Presenteeism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 August 2018

By
Eric Gosselin
Edited by
Cary L. Cooper  and
Luo Lu
Cary L. Cooper
Affiliation:
University of Manchester
Luo Lu
Affiliation:
National Taiwan University
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Presenteeism at Work , pp. 123 - 144
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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