Job satisfaction as a mediator of the relationship between job stressors and affective, continuance, and normative commitment: A path analytical approach

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 99-112

  Yousef, Darwish A ^a,b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Affective commitment; Continuance commitment; Job satisfaction; Job stressors; Normative commitment; Role overload

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036015321     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014954703735     Document Type: Article

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