The role of psychological capital and intragroup conflict on employees' burnout and quality of service: A multilevel approach

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue NOV, 2016, Pages

  Leon Perez, Jose M ^a,b   Antino, Mirko ^b   Leon Rubio, Jose M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Conflict management; Performance; Psychological capital; Well being; Workplace conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006377128     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01755     Document Type: Article

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