The impact of job security, satisfaction and stress on performance assessment and optimization of generation companies

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 32, Issue , 2014, Pages 343-348

  Azadeh, A ^a   Mousavi Ahranjani, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis (DEA); Electric power plants; Job satisfaction; Job security; Job stress; Performance assessment

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; JOB SATISFACTION;

GENERATION COMPANIES; JOB SECURITY; JOB STRESS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT AND OPTIMIZATION;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84908121502     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2014.10.002     Document Type: Article

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