The association between workers' employability and burnout in a reorganization context: Longitudinal evidence building upon the conservation of resources theory

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 162-174

  De Cuyper, Nele ^a,b   Raeder, Sabine ^c,d   Van der Heijden, Beatrice I J M ^e,f   Wittekind, Anette ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^f OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^g Hewitt Associates   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burnout; Employability; Longitudinal approach; Organizational change; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BURNOUT; COMPETENCE; DEPERSONALIZATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMPLOYABILITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SKILL; ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SWITZERLAND;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; DEPERSONALIZATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PERSONNEL DOWNSIZING; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SELF CONCEPT; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863995303     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: 19391307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027348     Document Type: Article

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