Big five personality factors, hardiness, and social judgment as predictors of leader performance

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 498-521

  Bartone, Paul T ^a   Eid, Jarle ^b   Helge Johnsen, Bjorn ^b   Christian Laberg, Jon ^b   Snook, Scott A ^c  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional intelligence; Leadership; Personality measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350333137     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730910981908     Document Type: Article

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