Attachment at work and performance

Attachment and Human Development

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 471-488

  Neustadt, Elizabeth A ^a   Chamorro Premuzic, Tomas ^b   Furnham, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult attachment; Emotional intelligence; Job performance; Personality; Work relations

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 80051698165     PISSN: 14616734     EISSN: 14692988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2011.602254     Document Type: Article

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