Test of a Model Linking Employee Positive Moods and Task Performance

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1570-1583

  Tsai, Wei Chi ^a   Chen, Chien Cheng ^b   Liu, Hui Lu ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c Charlotte Costume Jewellery Design Workshop   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

interpersonal helping; positive moods; task performance; work motivation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AFFECT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 36348975874     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.92.6.1570     Document Type: Article

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