Well-being in times of task restructuring: The buffering potential of workplace learning

Work and Stress

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 217-235

  Nikolova, Irina ^a   van Ruysseveldt, Joris ^a   de Witte, Hans ^b,c   Syroit, Jef ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

KSAOs; opportunities for experimentation; opportunities for reflection; task restructuring; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902925419     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: 14645335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678373.2014.929601     Document Type: Article

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