Enjoyment as a mediator in the relationship between task characteristics and work effort: An experience sampling study

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 693-705

  Hofmans, Joeri ^a   Gelens, Jolyn ^a   Theuns, Peter ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Affect; Enjoyment; Experience sampling; Task characteristics; Work effort

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902849507     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2013.792229     Document Type: Article

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