Emotional strain and organizational citizenship behaviours: A meta-analysis and review

Work and Stress

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 312-332

  Chang, Chu Hsiang ^a   Johnson, Russell E ^a   Yang, Liu Qin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional strain; Job performance; Meta analysis; Organizational citizenship behaviour; Stress

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CITIZENSHIP; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMPIRICISM; EMPLOYEE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STUDENT;

EID: 36749100119     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: 14645335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678370701758124     Document Type: Review

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