Cross-level effects of high-performance work practices on burnout: Two counteracting mediating mechanisms compared

Personnel Review

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 509-525

  Kroon, B ^a   van de Voorde, K ^a   van Veldhoven, M ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Human resource management; Job satisfaction; Performance levels; Stress; The Netherlands; Working practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349613184     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483480910978027     Document Type: Article

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