Individual Adaptation to the Changing Workplace: A Model of Causes, Consequences, and Outcomes

Contemporary Occupational Health Psychology: Global Perspectives on Research and Practice, Volume 1

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 188-207

  Parent, Jane D ^a  

^a MERRIMACK COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Individual adaptation to changing workplace model of causes, consequences and outcomes; KSAO (Knowledge, Skill, Ability and Other characteristics); Literature on psychological thriving reactions to traumatic physical events; Model of adaptation to organization change; Optimism, generalized expectancy for positive outcomes to threatening events; Organizational change and adapting to change; Organizational changes, generating ambiguity over things; Organizations, major changes to the way business is done response to growing international competition; Responses to organizational changes; Work related outcomes job satisfaction, absenteeism, intention to quit and perceived performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952031863     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470661550.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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