Positive organizational psychology in sport

International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 87-103

  Wagstaff, Christopher Robert David ^a   Fletcher, David ^b   Hanton, Sheldon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

excellence; flourishing; organizational functioning; performance; psychosocial dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855436344     PISSN: 1750984X     EISSN: 17509858     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1750984X.2011.634920     Document Type: Article

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