In the eyes of the beholder: Transformational leadership, positive psychological capital, and performance

Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 353-367

  Gooty, Janaki ^a   Gavin, Mark ^b,c   Frazier, Lance M ^c   Snow, Bradley D ^c  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Positive psychological capital; Structural equation modeling; Transformational leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 65449164211     PISSN: 15480518     EISSN: 19397089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1548051809332021     Document Type: Article

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