Ceo transformational leadership: The role of goal importance congruence in top management teams

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 81-96

  Colbert, Amy E ^a   Kristof Brown, Amy L ^a   Bradley, Bret H ^a   Barrick, Murray R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 42149168502     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2008.30717744     Document Type: Article

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