Integrating psychosocial safety climate in the JD-R model: A study amongst Malaysian workers

SA Journal of Industrial Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Idris, Mohd A ^a,b   Dollard, Maureen F ^a   Winefield, Anthony H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

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EID: 80053199187     PISSN: 02585200     EISSN: 20710763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajip.v37i2.851     Document Type: Article

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