Learning and strain among newcomers: A three-wave study on the effects of job demands and job control

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 138, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 543-563

  Taris, Toon W ^a   Feij, Jan A ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Job control; Job demands; Learning; Strain; Work socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 10944253640     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JRLP.138.6.543-563     Document Type: Article

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