Inequity at work: Its measurement and association with worker health

Work and Stress

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 287-301

  Taris, Toon W ^a,c   Kalimo, Raija ^b   Schaufeli, Wilmar B ^c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Burnout; Equity theory; Health; Inequity measurement; Work

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EQUITY THEORY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MEASUREMENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; THEORY;

EID: 0036821579     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0267837021000054500     Document Type: Article

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