A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Job Stressors and Reactions among Employees Holding Comparable Jobs in Two Countries

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 197-212

  Narayanan, Lakshmi ^a   Menon, Shanker ^a   Spector, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA SARASOTA MANATEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural comparison; Locus of control; Occupational stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033269894     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021986709317     Document Type: Review

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