Job satisfaction as a mediator of the relationship between role stressors and organizational commitment:A study from an Arabic cultural perspective

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 250-266

  Yousef, Darwish A ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Commitment; Job satisfaction; Role conflict; Stress; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986037652     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940210428074     Document Type: Article

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