Workaholic Tendencies and the High Potential for Stress among Co-Workers

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 147-164

  Porter, Gayle ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Perfectionism; Stress; Trust; Work addiction; Workaholism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035620032     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009581330960     Document Type: Article

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