Construct validation in leadership research: Explication and illustration

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 725-736

  Schriesheim, Chester A ^a   Cogliser, Claudia C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Construct validity; Leader member exchange; Leadership measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 69349084794     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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