Unlocking the mask: A look at the process by which authentic leaders impact follower attitudes and behaviors

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 801-823

  Avolio, Bruce J ^a   Gardner, William L ^a   Walumbwa, Fred O ^a   Luthans, Fred ^a   May, Douglas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Authentic leadership; Follower attitudes and behaviors; Identity theories; Positive organizational behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 10344219536     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2004.09.003     Document Type: Review

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