Job characteristics and safety climate: The role of effort-reward and demand-control-support models

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 279-289

  Phipps, Denham L ^a   Malley, Christine ^a   Ashcroft, Darren M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active learning hypothesis; Demand control support; Effort reward imbalance; Job characteristics; Safety climate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMAND CONTROL SUPPORT MODEL; EFFORT REWARD IMBALANCE MODEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PHARMACIST; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY CLIMATE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; MALE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REWARD; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHARMACIES; PHARMACISTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REWARD; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84868632630     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: 19391307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028675     Document Type: Article

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