Leadermember exchange and subordinate outcomes: Test of a mediation model

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 106-125

  Bhal, Kanika T ^a   Gulati, Namrata ^b   Ansari, Mahfooz A ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b Institute of Management and Technology Dubai   (United Arab Emirates)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Citizenship; Employee behaviour; India; Job satisfaction; Leaders

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349627003     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730910935729     Document Type: Article

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