Rhetoric or remedy? A critique on developing emotional intelligence

Academy of Management Learning and Education

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 225-237

  Lindebaum, Dirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 67650815967     PISSN: 1537260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMLE.2009.41788844     Document Type: Conference Paper

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