The impact of learning opportunities and decision authority on occupational health

Work and Stress

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 20-31

  Mikkelsen, Aslaug ^a   Saksvik, Per Øystein ^b   Eriksen, Hege R ^c   Ursin, Holger ^c  

^a Rogaland Research   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Decision authority; Demands control model; Learning opportunities; Occupational stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY; MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRESS;

EID: 0344731414     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026783799296165     Document Type: Article

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