Rethinking work-health models for the new global economy: A qualitative analysis of emerging dimensions of work

Work

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-18

  Polanyi, Michael ^a   Tompa, Emile ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Job strain; Qualitative research; Quality of work; United States; Workers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPLOYMENT; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; UNITED STATES; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKER;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES; WORK;

EID: 4544345508     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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