A theoretical and empirical examination of the transactional and non-leadership dimensions of the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ)

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 501-513

  Hinkin, Timothy R ^a,b   Schriesheim, Chester A ^a,b  

^a 335 Statler Hall   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

MLQ; Non leadership; Transactional leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 52749097247     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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