Passion at work and burnout: A two-study test of the mediating role of flow experiences

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 518-546

  Lavigne, Geneviève L ^a   Forest, Jacques ^a   Crevier Braud, Laurence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Burnout; Flow; Passion; Positive organizational scholarship

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864721656     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2011.578390     Document Type: Article

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