Effort-reward imbalance and health in a globalized economy

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 6, 2008, Pages 163-168

  Siegrist, Johannes ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Globalized labor market; Methodology; Prospective evidence; Review; Work stress

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; GLOBALIZATION; LABOR MARKET; METHODOLOGY; THEORETICAL STUDY; WORKING CONDITIONS; WORKPLACE;

CAREER MOBILITY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EFFORT REWARD IMBALANCE MODEL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOBIOLOGY; REWARD; ROLE CHANGE; SHORT SURVEY; THEORETICAL MODEL; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 51349144462     PISSN: 03566528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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