Positive affective tone and team performance: The moderating role of collective emotional skills

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 167-182

  Collins, Amy L ^a   Jordan, Peter J ^a   Lawrence, Sandra A ^a   Troth, Ashlea C ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Affective tone; Emotional skills; Emotions; Teams

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AFFECTIVE TONE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; ADOLESCENT; GROUP PROCESS; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SKILLS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84946478665     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2015.1043857     Document Type: Article

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