Emotional intelligence and learning in teams

Journal of Workplace Learning

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 125-145

  Clarke, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Learning; Organizational behaviour; Team learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952133513     PISSN: 13665626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13665621011028594     Document Type: Article

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