The role of goal pursuit in the interaction between psychosocial work environment and occupational well-being

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 406-418

  Hyvönen, Katriina ^a   Feldt, Taru ^a   Tolvanen, Asko ^a   Kinnunen, Ulla ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Burnout; Effort; ERI; Goal contents; Managers; Overcommitment; Reward; Work engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951023665     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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