Evaluating the claims: Emotional intelligence in the workplace

A Critique of Emotional Intelligence What are the Problems and How Can They Be Fixed

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 189-210

  Jordan, Peter J ^a   Ashton James, Claire E ^b   Ashkanasy, Neal M ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 84925708249     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315820927     Document Type: Chapter

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