Linking spirituality and values to personal initiative through psychological empowerment

Journal of Management, Spirituality and Religion

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 269-291

  Whitaker, Brian G ^a   Westerman, James W ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Personal initiative; Psychological empowerment; Spirituality; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898726525     PISSN: 14766086     EISSN: 1942258X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14766086.2014.905221     Document Type: Article

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