Employer support for innovative work and employees' job satisfaction and job-related stress

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 244-251

  Raykov, Milosh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

Author keywords

Employer support; Innovative work behavior; Job; Job related stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANADA; CREATIVITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; WORK; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CANADA; CREATIVITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORK; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905706001     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.12-0192-OA     Document Type: Article

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