Being while doing: An inductive model of mindfulness at work

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue FEB, 2017, Pages

  Lyddy, Christopher J ^a   Good, Darren J ^b  

^a PROVIDENCE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Contemplative management; Management; Meditation; Mindfulness; Organizational psychology; Qualitative research; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 85026267807     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.02060     Document Type: Article

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