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Original Articles

Who Seeks Job Resources, and Who Avoids Job Demands? The Link Between Dark Personality Traits and Job Crafting

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Pages 1026-1045 | Received 12 Feb 2016, Accepted 28 Aug 2016, Published online: 08 Oct 2016

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