Speech imagery and perceptions of charisma: The mediating role of positive affect

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 283-296

  Naidoo, Loren J ^a   Lord, Robert G ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Charisma; Imagery; Leader; Politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 44149114928     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2008.03.010     Document Type: Article

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