Autonomy and workload among temporary workers: Their effects on job satisfaction, organizational commitment, life satisfaction, and self-rated performance

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 441-459

  De Cuyper, Nele ^a   De Witte, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Job performance; Job satisfaction; Life satisfaction; Organizational commitment; Temporary employment; Workload

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845335789     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1072-5245.13.4.441     Document Type: Article

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