Performance and leadership outcome correlates of leadership styles and subordinate commitment

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 164-184

  Limsila, Kedsuda ^a   Ogunlana, Stephen O ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Leadership; Performance management; Thailand; Transformational leadership

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; MANAGERS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

LEADERSHIPS; PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT; PRACTITIONERS; TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 39749175162     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980810852682     Document Type: Article

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