Health-specific leadership: Is there an association between leader consideration for the health of employees and their strain and well-being?

Work and Stress

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 108-127

  Gurt, Jochen ^a   Schwennen, Christian ^a   Elke, Gabriele ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Employee strain; Health specific leadership; Irritation; Job satisfaction; Leadership; Psychological climate; Role ambiguity; Well being; Workplace health

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960884515     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: 14645335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678373.2011.595947     Document Type: Article

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