Dysfunctional organization culture: The role of leadership in motivating dysfunctional work behaviors

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 698-708

  Goldman, Alan ^a   Van Fleet, David D ^b   Griffin, Ricky W ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee behaviour; Leadership; Organizational culture; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751234476     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940610713244     Document Type: Article

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