Effects of the implementation of information technology on employees' strain and job satisfaction: A context-dependent approach

Work and Stress

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 341-363

  Korunka, Christian ^a   Vitouch, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Contextual factors; Information technology; Strain; Structural equation modelling (SEM)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OFFICE WORKER; QUESTIONNAIRE; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0033499513     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678379950019798     Document Type: Article

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