Supervisor-subordinate conflict and perceptions of leadership behavior: A field study

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-40

  Xin, Katherine R ^a,b   Pelled, Lisa Hope ^c  

^a CHINA EUROPE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (China)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 0037303989     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1048-9843(02)00185-6     Document Type: Article

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