Two field studies examining the association between positive psychological capital and employee performance

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 384-401

  Avey, James B ^a   Nimnicht, James L ^a   Graber Pigeon, Nancy ^a  

^a CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Australia; Employees; Individual psychology; Motivation (psychology); Performance management

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956092054     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437731011056425     Document Type: Article

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