Effect of middle-level leader and teacher emotional intelligence on school teachers' job satisfaction: The case of Hong Kong

Educational Management Administration and Leadership

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-70

  Wong, Chi Sum ^a   Wong, Ping Man ^b   Peng, Kelly Z ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c HONG KONG SHUE YAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Emotional intelligence; Job satisfaction; School leader

Indexed keywords

EID: 73549117706     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: 17411440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741143209351831     Document Type: Article

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