Predicting burnout, conflict management style, and turnover among clergy

Journal of Career Assessment

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 257-275

  Beebe, Ronald S ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Clergy; Conflict management; Differentiation; Role; Self

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247254371     PISSN: 10690727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1069072706298157     Document Type: Article

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