An empirical study of a leadership development training program and its impact on emotional intelligence quotient (EQ) scores

Advances in Developing Human Resources

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 703-718

  Muyia, Helen M ^a   Kacirek, Kit ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional intelligence; HRD; Leadership training; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649262304     PISSN: 15234223     EISSN: 15523055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1523422309360844     Document Type: Article

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