Reflections: Acquiring “the eye of the tiger”: Mental strategies for attaining and maintaining executive health

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 390-400

  Goldsby, Michael G ^a   Neck, Christopher P ^b   Koerber, Charles P ^b  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Executives; Exercise; Health; Mindsets; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986104230     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000005527     Document Type: Article

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