Job demands, job resources and meaning at work

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 665-681

  Clausen, Thomas ^a   Borg, Vilhelm ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; Eldercare services; Job demands resource model; Longitudinal analysis; Meaning at work; Multi level analysis; Older workers; Psychosocial work environment; Work identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 81455128785     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683941111181761     Document Type: Article

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