Layoffs and tradeoffs: Production, quality, and safety demands under the threat of job loss

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 211-220

  Probst, Tahira M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPLOYEE; EXPERIMENTATION; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; EMPLOYMENT; JOB SATISFACTION; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGEMENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EFFICIENCY; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; POLICY MAKING; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0036635004     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8998.7.3.211     Document Type: Article

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