Has the Inverted-U Theory of Stress and Job Performance Had a Fair Test?

Human Performance

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 349-364

  Muse, Lori A ^b   Harris, Stanley G ^a   Feud, Hubert S ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0141907723     PISSN: 08959285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327043HUP1604_2     Document Type: Review

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