The potential role of mindsets in unleashing employee engagement

Human Resource Management Review

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 329-341

  Keating, Lauren A ^a   Heslin, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cultures of genius; Employee engagement; Implicit theories; Mindsets; Personal resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 84941184637     PISSN: 10534822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2015.01.008     Document Type: Article

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