Are we on the same page?: Effects of self-awareness of empowering and transformational leadership

Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 185-201

  Tekleab, Amanuel G ^a   Sims Jr , Henry P ^b   Yun, Seokhwa ^c   Tesluk, Paul E ^b   Cox, Jonathan ^d  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d Organizational Change Management   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional intelligence; Empowering leadership; Follower satisfaction; Follower self leadership; Leader effectiveness; Polynomial regression; Self awareness; Transformational leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 46649116743     PISSN: 15480518     EISSN: 19397089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1071791907311069     Document Type: Article

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