Examining the Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Group Cohesion

Journal of Education for Business

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 296-302

  Moore, Amanda ^a   Mamiseishvili, Ketevan ^b  

^a JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

collaborative learning; emotional intelligence; team cohesion; undergraduate business students

Indexed keywords

EID: 85003727284     PISSN: 08832323     EISSN: 19403356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08832323.2011.623197     Document Type: Article

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