Perceived information and communication technology (ICT) demands on employee outcomes: The Moderating effect of organizational ICT support

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 473-491

  Day, Arla ^a   Paquet, Stephanie ^b   Scott, Natasha ^a   Hambley, Laura ^c  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Knightsbridge Human Capital Solutions   (Canada)

^c The Leadership Store   (Canada)

Author keywords

Job demands; Scale development; Strain and burnout; Support; Technology stressors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; EMPLOYEE; EXPECTATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; JOB STRESS; LEARNING; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; WELLBEING; WORKLOAD; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; FEMALE; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TECHNOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATION; THEORETICAL MODEL; WORKPLACE;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TECHNOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84875958619     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: 19391307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029837     Document Type: Article

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