Faking emotional intelligence (EI): Comparing response distortion on ability and trait-based EI measures

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 761-784

  Day, Arla L ^a,c,d   Carroll, Sarah A ^b,e  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CN Centre for Occupational Health and Satety

^d Centre for Leadership Excellence

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 51449124586     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.485     Document Type: Article

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