Authentic leadership and positive psychological capital: The mediating role of trust at the group level of analysis

Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 227-240

  Clapp Smith, Rachel ^a   Vogelgesang, Gretchen R ^b   Avey, James B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Authentic leadership; Psychological capital; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149518903     PISSN: 15480518     EISSN: 19397089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1548051808326596     Document Type: Article

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