The destructiveness of laissez-faire leadership behavior

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 80-92

  Skogstad, Anders ^a   Einarsen, Ståle ^a   Torsheim, Torbjørn ^a   Aasland, Merethe Schanke ^a   Hetland, Hilde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bullying; Interpersonal conflicts; Laissez faire leadership; Psychological distress; Role stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBIGUITY; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CONFLICT; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DESTRUCTION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAISSEZ FAIRE LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOR; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; WORK; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NORWAY; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROLE; STATISTICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33846640149     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8998.12.1.80     Document Type: Article

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