Emotional and behavioral reactions to work overload: Self-efficacy as a moderator

Current Research in Social Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 86-100

  Ladebo, Olugbenga Jelil ^a   Awotunde, Joseph Mubo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

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