Beyond genetic explanations for leadership: The moderating role of the social environment

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 118-128

  Zhang, Zhen ^a   Ilies, Remus ^b   Arvey, Richard D ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Gene environment interaction (G E); Leadership role occupancy; Nature versus nurture

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350263218     PISSN: 07495978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.obhdp.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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