Conflict and well-being at work: The moderating role of personality

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 87-104

  Dijkstra, Maria T M ^a   van Dierendonck, Dirk ^a   Evers, Arne ^a   De Dreu, Carsten K W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Career satisfaction; Conflict; Personal needs; Personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 19644393329     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940510579740     Document Type: Article

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