A study of occupational stress, job satisfaction and quitting intention in Hong Kong firms: The role of locus of control and organizational commitment

Stress Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-66

  Siu, O I Ling ^a,b   Cooper, Cary L ^a  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Locus of control; Occupational stress; Organizational commitment; Psychological distress; Quitting intention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

EID: 0031965292     PISSN: 07488386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1700(199801)14:1<55::AID-SMI764>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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