Discrete emotional crossover in the workplace: The role of affect intensity

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 237-253

  Härtel, Charmine E J ^a   Page, Kathryn M ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Affective psychology; Emotional intelligence; Employee behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349416926     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940910939322     Document Type: Article

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