Longitudinal influences of managerial support on employee well-being

Work and Stress

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-49

  Moyle, Penny ^a,b  

^a NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Oxford Consulting Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Longitudinal influences; Mental health; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; WELLBEING;

EID: 0031661665     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678379808256847     Document Type: Article

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