Occupational stress and IT personnel in Singapore: Factorial dimensions and differential effects

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 277-291

  Lim, Vivien K G ^a   Teo, Thompson S H ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Information technology; Information technology personnel; Occupational stress; Systems maintenance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141908736     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-4012(99)00027-4     Document Type: Article

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