'I'm tired': Differential effects of physical and emotional fatigue on workload management strategies

Human Relations

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-92

  Barnes, Christopher M ^a   Van Dyne, Linn ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Emotional exhaustion; Fatigue; Job demands; Measuring workload management strategies; Self efficacy; Workload management strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 58449137185     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726708099518     Document Type: Article

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