Leading with emotional labor

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-168

  Humphrey, Ronald H ^a   Pollack, Jeffrey M ^a   Hawver, Thomas ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional intelligence; Leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049135748     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940810850790     Document Type: Article

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