Individual differences in servant leadership: The roles of values and personality

Leadership and Organization Development Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 700-716

  Washington, Rynetta R ^a   Sutton, Charlotte D ^a   Feild, Hubert S ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Leaders; Leadership; Personality; Personality measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751013729     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730610709309     Document Type: Article

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