The Interactive Effects of Role Conflict and Role Ambiguity on Job Satisfaction and Attitudes Toward Organizational Change: A Moderated Multiple Regression Approach

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 289-303

  Yousef, Darwish A ^a,b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Job stressors; Multicultural; Role ambiguity; Role conflict; United arab emirates

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034551954     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009593913606     Document Type: Article

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