Retail employees' self-efficacy and hope predicting their positive affect and creativity

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 923-945

  Rego, Arménio ^a,b   Sousa, Filipa ^c   Marques, Carla ^d   Cunha, Miguel Pina E ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

^c POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF LEIRIA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^e NOVA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Creativity; Hope; Positive affect; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868689405     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2011.610891     Document Type: Article

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