Attitudinal and demographic antecedents of workaholism

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 520-536

  Snir, Raphael ^a   Harpaz, Itzhak ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Occupational psychology; Philosophy; Workaholism

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744503999     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810410554524     Document Type: Review

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