Abating the consequences of managerialism on the forgotten employees: The issues of support, control, coping, and pay

International Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 29, Issue 10-11, 2006, Pages 911-930

  Noblet, Andrew J ^a   McWilliams, John H ^a   Rodwell, John J ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coping; Employee well being; Job satisfaction; Job strain; Managerialism; Occupational stress; Organizational commitment; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745929045     PISSN: 01900692     EISSN: 15324265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01900690600770652     Document Type: Article

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