Organizational psychology in elite sport: Its emergence, application and future

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 427-434

  Fletcher, David ^a   Wagstaff, Christopher R D ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Athletes; Occupational; Olympic; Performance; Professional practice; Service delivery

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349284286     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2009.03.009     Document Type: Article

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