Conflict management styles, emotional intelligence, and job performance in public organizations

International Journal of Conflict Management

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 147-168

  Shih, Hsi An ^a   Susanto, Ely ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Conflict management; Emotional intelligence; Indonesia; Local government; Management styles; Public sector organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951477068     PISSN: 10444068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10444061011037387     Document Type: Article

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