The contribution of supervisor behaviour to employee psychological well-being

Work and Stress

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 255-266

  Gilbreath, Brad ^a   Benson, Philip G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Employee well being; Psychosocial factors; Supervisor behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FUTUROLOGY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PREDICTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 10044248291     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678370412331317499     Document Type: Article

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