On Why “Emotional Intelligence” will not Predict Leadership Effectiveness Beyond iq or the “Big Five”: an Extension and Rejoinder

Organizational Analysis

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 171-182

  Antonakis, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84993030371     PISSN: 15517470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb028991     Document Type: Review

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