Type-A behavior in a multinational organization: A study of two countries

Stress and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 101-109

  Jamal, Muhammad ^a  

^a Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cross cultural management; Job performance; Multinational organization; Type A behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MALAYSIA; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; PAKISTAN; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME MANAGEMENT; TYPE A BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34147106607     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1126     Document Type: Article

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