A multilevel analysis of relationships between leaders' and subordinates' emotional intelligence and emotional outcomes

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1121-1144

  Kafetsios, Konstantinos ^a   Nezlek, John B ^b   Vassiou, Aikaterini ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

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EID: 79956123130     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2011.00750.x     Document Type: Article

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