The instrumentality of emotion in leader-subordinate relationships

International Journal of Work Organisation and Emotion

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 255-276

  Glasø, Lars ^a   Ekerholt, Katrine ^a   Barman, Sunniva ^a   Einarsen, Ståle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Emotion work; Job satisfaction; Leadership; Motives; Subjective health complaints; Work performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849189070     PISSN: 17408938     EISSN: 17408946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJWOE.2006.010791     Document Type: Article

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