Preventing burnout: The effects of LMX and mentoring on socialization, role stress, and burnout

Human Resource Management

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 417-432

  Thomas, Christopher H ^a   Lankau, Melenie J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Health care; LMX; Mentoring; Social support; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650254757     PISSN: 00904848     EISSN: 1099050X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrm.20288     Document Type: Article

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