The feedback-seeking personality: Big five and feedback-seeking behavior

Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 18-32

  Krasman, Joe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Big five; Feedback seeking behavior; Performance feedback; Personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77149176307     PISSN: 15480518     EISSN: 19397089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1548051809350895     Document Type: Article

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