Quality of working life and organizational performance - Two sides of the same coin?

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 421-428

  Pot, Frank D ^a   Koningsveld, Ernst A P ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Discussion paper; Social innovation; Worklife; Workplace development

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; COMPETENCE; EMPLOYER; ERGONOMICS; FINLAND; GERMANY; HUMAN; IRELAND; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NETHERLANDS; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SKILL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TEAMWORK; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE; EMPLOYEE; MANAGEMENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PERFORMANCE; POLITICS; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REVIEW; THEORY; WORKPLACE DEVELOPMENT; ARTICLE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; POLITICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 73449129063     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1356     Document Type: Note

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