Work performance norms and organizational efficacy as cross-level effects on the relationship between individual perceptions of self-efficacy, overcommitment, and work-related stress

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 629-653

  Rennesund, Åslaug B ^a   Saksvik, Per Øystein ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Efficacy beliefs; Multilevel analysis; Overcommitment; Psychosocial work environment; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649604366     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13594320903036751     Document Type: Article

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