A multi-society examination of the impact of psychological resources on stressor-strain relationships

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 652-670

  Ralston, David A ^a   Lee, Chay Hoon ^b   Perrewé, Pamela L ^c   Van Deusen, Cheryl ^d   Vollmer, Günther R ^e   Maignan, Isabelle ^f   Tang, Moureen ^g   Wan, Paulina ^g   Rossi, Ana Maria ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited   (Singapore)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^e Fakultät II Reuteallee 36   (Germany)

^f VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^g LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^h Clinica De Stress E Biofeedback   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Conservation of resources model; Cross cultural management; Evaluation of current theories; Organizational behavior; Organizational stress; Psychological resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951795443     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2009.68     Document Type: Article

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