Cross-lagged relationships between workplace bullying, job satisfaction and engagement: Two longitudinal studies

Work and Stress

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 225-243

  Rodríguez Muñoz, Alfredo ^a,b   Baillien, Elfi ^c   de Witte, Hans ^c   Moreno Jiménez, Bernardo ^a   Pastor, Juan Carlos ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b IE UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d IE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Causality; Engagement; Job related well being; Longitudinal research; Work related stress; Workplace bullying

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350341984     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: 14645335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678370903227357     Document Type: Article

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