When controversial leaders with charisma are effective: The influence of terror on the need for vision and impact of mixed attitudinal messages

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 389-411

  Gordijn, Ernestine H ^a   Stapel, Diederik A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 42349086803     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.411     Document Type: Article

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