The effects of work motivation on employee exhaustion and commitment: An extension of the JD-R model

Work and Stress

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 213-229

  Fernet, Claude ^a   Austin, Stéphanie ^a   Vallerand, Robert J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

emotional exhaustion; job demands resources model; job resources; occupational commitment; self determination theory; work motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865296048     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: 14645335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678373.2012.713202     Document Type: Article

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