The utility of transactional and transformational leadership for predicting performance and satisfaction within a path-goal theory framework

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-82

  Vecchio, Robert P ^a   Justin, Joseph E ^b   Pearce, Craig L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 40549139459     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317907X202482     Document Type: Article

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