Teachers: Emotional intelligence, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment

Journal of Workplace Learning

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 256-269

  Anari, Nahid Naderi ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Emotional intelligence; Iran; Job satisfaction; Organizational commitment; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860574081     PISSN: 13665626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13665621211223379     Document Type: Article

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