Young managers' drive to thrive: A personal work goal approach to burnout and work engagement

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 183-196

  Hyvönen, Katriina ^a   Feldt, Taru ^a   Salmela Aro, Katariina ^a   Kinnunen, Ulla ^b   Mäkikangas, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Burnout; Goal appraisals; Goal contents; Occupational well being; Personal work goals; Work engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949107603     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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