Meta-analysis of the relationships between Kerr and Jermier's substitutes for leadership and employee job attitudes, role perceptions, and performance

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 380-399

  Podsakoff, Philip M ^b   MacKenzie, Scott B ^c   Bommer, William H ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Indiana University ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; META ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; ROLE PLAYING;

EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; PERCEPTION; ROLE;

EID: 34249042132     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.81.4.380     Document Type: Article

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