A Behavior Genetic Investigation of the Relationship between Leadership and Personality

Twin Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-32

  Johnson, Andrew M ^a   Vernon, Philip A ^a   Harris, Julie Aitken ^a   Jang, Kerry L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; CONSCIENTIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; GENETIC MODEL; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MULTIFACTOR LEADERSHIP QUESTIONNAIRE; NEUROSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY RESEARCH FORM; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP; TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP; TWINS;

ADULT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 1542514859     PISSN: 13690523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/13690520460741417     Document Type: Article

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