Values in authentic action: Examining the roots and rewards of altruistic leadership

Group and Organization Management

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 395-431

  Sosik, John J ^a   Jung, Dongil ^b   Dinger, Sandi L ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Eastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruism; Leadership; Self construal; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949149655     PISSN: 10596011     EISSN: 15523993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059601108329212     Document Type: Article

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