Emotional dissonance and the information technology professional

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 635-652

  Rutner, Paige S ^a   Hardgrave, Bill C ^b   McKnight, D Harrison ^c  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional dissonance; IT workforce; Job satisfaction; Turnover intention; Work exhaustion

Indexed keywords

JOB SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

EMOTIONAL DISSONANCE; EMPLOYEE TURNOVER; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS; IT PROFESSIONAL; IT WORKFORCE; ROLE AMBIGUITIES; TURNOVER INTENTIONS; WORK EXHAUSTION;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 50249101718     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/25148859     Document Type: Article

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