Do servant-leaders help satisfy follower needs? An organizational justice perspective

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 180-197

  Mayer, David M ^a   Bardes, Mary ^a   Piccolo, Ronald F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Need satisfaction; Organizational justice; Servant leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 42049092617     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13594320701743558     Document Type: Article

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