Countering the negative effects of job insecurity through participative decision making: Lessons from the demand-control model

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 320-329

  Probst, Tahira M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Demand control model; Job insecurity; Participative decision making

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEMAND CONTROL MODEL; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JOB INSECURITY; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 27744507287     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8998.10.4.320     Document Type: Article

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