Linking emotional intelligence, spirituality and workplace performance:Definitions, models and ideas for research

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 203-218

  Tischler, Len ^a   Biberman, Jerry ^a   Mckeage, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Interpersonal communications; Modelling; Performance; Research; Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986065082     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940210423114     Document Type: Article

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