A longitudinal study of the leadership development process: Individual differences predicting leader effectiveness

Human Relations

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1543-1562

  Atwater, Leanne E ^a   Dionne, Shelley D ^b   Avolio, Bruce ^b   Camobreco, John F ^c   Lau, Alan W ^d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive ability; Hardiness; Leader effectiveness; Leader emergence; Longitudinal; Moral reasoning; Physical fitness; Prior influence experiences; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038933081     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001872679905201203     Document Type: Article

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