The Relation of Self-Control Demands to Job Strain: The Moderating Role of Organisational Commitment

Applied Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 479-497

  Schmidt, Klaus Helmut ^a   Diestel, Stefan ^a  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 84860453531     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2011.00479.x     Document Type: Article

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