Work intensity: Potential antecedents and consequences

Personnel Review

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 347-360

  Burke, Ronald J ^a   Singh, Parbudyal ^b   Fiksenbaum, Lisa ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c York University   (Canada)

Author keywords

Family friendly organizations; Hours of work; Job satisfaction; Mental illness; Overwork

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952163869     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483481011030539     Document Type: Article

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