Rethinking job characteristics in work stress research

Human Relations

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 267-290

  Daniels, Kevin ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Job characteristics; Measurements; Stress; Stressors

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645411436     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726706064171     Document Type: Article

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