Paternalistic leadership: A review and agenda for future research

Journal of Management

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 566-593

  Pellegrini, Ekin K ^a   Scandura, Terri A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Leadership; Paternalism; Paternalistic leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 43049123475     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206308316063     Document Type: Review

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