The role of Mindfulness in predicting individual performance

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 195-201

  Shao, Ruodan ^a   Skarlicki, Daniel P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gender; Mindfulness; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449441559     PISSN: 0008400X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015166     Document Type: Article

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