The role of organizational socialization in burnout: A Taiwanese example

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 197-216

  Liang, Su Chiun ^a   Hsieh, An Tien ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b DA YEH UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Burnout; Emotional exhaustion; Employees; Job demands; Organizational socialization; People oriented; Personal accomplishment

Indexed keywords

EID: 42549154308     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2008.36.2.197     Document Type: Article

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