Developing a measure of work uncertainty

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 85-99

  Leach, Desmond ^a   Hagger Johnson, Gareth ^b   Doerner, Nadin ^c   Wall, Toby ^a   Turner, Nick ^d   Dawson, Jeremy ^e   Grote, Gudela ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^f SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84873266634     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: 20448325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joop.12000     Document Type: Article

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