Psychometric evaluation of the utrecht work engagement scale (UWES) and oldenburg burnout inventory (OLBI) within a cement factory

Journal of Psychology in Africa

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 641-647

  Lekutle, Martin ^a   Nel, Jan Alewyn ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Burnout; Cement industry; Oldenburg Burnout Inventory; Psychometric evaluation; Utrecht Work Engagement Scale; Work engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903203974     PISSN: 14330237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2012.10820580     Document Type: Article

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