An Exploration of the Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Job Performance in Police Organizations

Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-8

  Al Ali, Omar Ebrahim ^a   Garner, Iain ^b   Magadley, Wissam ^b  

^a ABU DHABI POLICE   (United Arab Emirates)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emotional intelligence; Job performance; Police; UAE

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873036825     PISSN: 08820783     EISSN: 19366469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11896-011-9088-9     Document Type: Article

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