My strengths count!: Effects of a strengths-based psychological climate on positive affect and job performance

Human Resource Management

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 81-103

  Van Woerkom, Marianne ^a   Meyers, Maria Christina ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Extra role performance; In role performance; Positive affect; Positive institutions; Positive psychology; Strengths based psychological climate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921651479     PISSN: 00904848     EISSN: 1099050X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrm.21623     Document Type: Article

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