Why does organizational identification relate to reduced employee burnout? The mediating influence of social support and collective efficacy

Work and Stress

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-10

  Avanzi, Lorenzo ^a   Schuh, Sebastian C ^b   Fraccaroli, Franco ^a   van Dick, Rolf ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b CHINA EUROPE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (China)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

burnout; collective efficacy; organizational identification; social identity model of stress; social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924797580     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: 14645335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678373.2015.1004225     Document Type: Article

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