Role of human-computer interaction factors as moderators of occupational stress and work exhaustion

International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 137-154

  Rajeswari, K S ^a,c   Anantharaman, R N ^b  

^a TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES   (India)

^b MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

BOUNDARY SPANNING; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION (HCI); INTRINSIC MOTIVATION; MODERATING EFFECT; OCCUPATIONAL STRESS; ORGANIZATIONAL KNOWLEDGE; TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES; TECHNOLOGY VARIABLES;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 27644534184     PISSN: 10447318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327590ijhc1901_9     Document Type: Article

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