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Management

Encouraging employees’ innovative behavior via the mediating effect of work engagement and the moderating effect of their proactive personality: the case of Generation Z in Vietnam

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Article: 2301162 | Received 20 Jul 2023, Accepted 29 Dec 2023, Published online: 26 Feb 2024

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