Doing well and doing good: The relationship between leadership practices that facilitate a positive emotional climate and organizational performance

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 186-203

  Ozcelik, Hakan ^a   Langton, Nancy ^b   Aldrich, Howard ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada; Emotional intelligence; Human resource management; Leadership; Organizational performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049107817     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940810850817     Document Type: Article

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