Psychosocial safety climate as a precursor to conducive work environments, psychological health problems, and employee engagement

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 579-599

  Dollard, Maureen F ^a   Bakker, Arnold B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 78049512480     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317909X470690     Document Type: Article

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