Emotional Intelligence, Teamwork Effectiveness, and Job Performance: The Moderating Role of Job Context

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 890-900

  Farh, Crystal I C Chien ^a   Seo, Myeong Gu ^a   Tesluk, Paul E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional intelligence; Job context; Job performance; Teamwork effectiveness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION; WORK; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; COGNITION; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT TEAMS; JOB DESCRIPTION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; ORGANIZATIONS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84868668908     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027377     Document Type: Article

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