Attachment style and individual differences in leadership perceptions and emergence

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 165-182

  Berson, Yair ^a   Dan, Orrie ^a   Yammarino, Francis J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Leadership; Teams

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33646535087     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/SOCP.146.2.165-182     Document Type: Article

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