Authentic happiness of managers, and individual and organisational outcomes

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 492-508

  Swart, Johannes ^a   Rothmann, Sebastiaan ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Engagement; Eudaimonia; Happiness; Hedonia; Managers; Meaning; Pleasure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873933961     PISSN: 00812463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/008124631204200404     Document Type: Article

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