Perceptions of job insecurity and the impact of world market competition as health risks: Results from Belstress

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 411-425

  Pelfrene, Edwin ^a   Vlerick, Peter ^a   Moreau, Michel ^b   Mak, Rudolf P ^a   Kornitzer, Marcel ^b   De Backer, Guy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

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EID: 2942620893     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317903322591569     Document Type: Article

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