Goal Conflicts, Attainment of New Goals, and Well-Being Among Managers

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 195-208

  Kehr, Hugo M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFLICT; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MANAGER; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; WELLBEING; ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0142008914     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8998.8.3.195     Document Type: Article

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