Interpersonal trust at work, intrinsic motivation, work-related tension and satisfaction in Egypt

International Journal of Workplace Health Management

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 180-194

  Leat, Mike ^a   El Kot, Ghada ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b and Maritime Transport   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Egypt; Employee behaviour; Interpersonal relations; Job satisfaction; Motivation (psychology); Trust

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EGYPT; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; MALE; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; TRUST; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 76749156230     PISSN: 17538351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17538350910970237     Document Type: Article

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