Regulatory focus at work: The moderating role of regulatory focus in the job demands-resources model

Career Development International

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 708-728

  Brenninkmeijer, Veerle ^a   Demerouti, Evangelia ^b   le Blanc, Pascale M ^a   van Emmerik, I J Hetty ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Human resource management; Interpersonal relations; Job satisfaction; Motivation (psychology); Personal health; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649302251     PISSN: 13620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13620431011094096     Document Type: Article

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