Relationships among stressors, work-family conflict, and emotional exhaustion: A study of electronics industry employees in China

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 829-844

  Yu, Ming Chu ^a   Lee, Yuan Duen ^b   Tsai, Bin Chuan ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

China; Electronics industry; Emotional exhaustion; Job stress; Role stress; Work family conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954547404     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2010.38.6.829     Document Type: Article

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