Keeping Positive and Building Strength: The Role of Affect and Team Leadership in Developing Resilience During an Organizational Crisis

Group and Organization Management

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 172-202

  Sommer, S Amy ^a   Howell, Jane M ^b   Hadley, Constance Noonan ^c  

^a HEC PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

emotions; health care; leadership; organizational crisis; resilience; teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975686916     PISSN: 10596011     EISSN: 15523993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059601115578027     Document Type: Article

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