Executive job demands: Suggestions from a stress and decision-making perspective

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 492-502

  Ganster, Daniel C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 22544457605     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2005.17293366     Document Type: Review

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