Examining workplace mindfulness and its relations to job performance and turnover intention

Human Relations

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 105-128

  Dane, Erik ^a   Brummel, Bradley J ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

dynamic environment; job performance; turnover intention; work engagement; workplace mindfulness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890937781     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726713487753     Document Type: Article

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