Can an opportunity to learn at work reduce stress?: A revisitation of the job demand-control model

Journal of Workplace Learning

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 166-179

  Panari, Chiara ^a   Guglielmi, Dina ^a   Simbula, Silvia ^a   Depolo, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Individual development; Italy; Stress; Workplace learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952235070     PISSN: 13665626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13665621011028611     Document Type: Article

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