Job characteristics, work-home interference and burnout: Testing a structural model in the South African context

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1036-1053

  Mostert, Karina ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Burnout; Construction workers; Job demands; Job resources; Negative work home interference

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953185768     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2011.556777     Document Type: Article

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