Changes in work intensification and intensified learning: Challenge or hindrance demands?

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 786-800

  Korunka, Christian ^a   Kubicek, Bettina ^a   Paškvan, Matea ^a   Ulferts, Heike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Challenge hindrance approach; Emotional exhaustion; Intensified learning; Job satisfaction; Social acceleration; Work intensification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939810477     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JMP-02-2013-0065     Document Type: Article

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