Feeling the heat: Effects of stress, commitment, and job experience on job performance

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 953-968

  Hunter, Larry W ^a   Thatcher, Sherry M B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 34548774450     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2007.26279227     Document Type: Article

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