The missing link between emotional demands and exhaustion

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 777-798

  Peng, Kelly Z ^a   Wong, Chi Sum ^b   Che, Hong Sheng ^c  

^a HONG KONG SHUE YAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Emotional intelligence; Employee behaviour; Line managers; Stress; Working practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957036670     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683941011075300     Document Type: Article

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