Propensity for self-development of leadership attributes: Understanding, predicting, and supporting performance of leader self-development

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 159-178

  Boyce, Lisa A ^a   Zaccaro, Stephen J ^a   Wisecarver, Michelle Zazanis ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b US Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Leadership development; Motivation and skills; Organizational support; Professional self development

Indexed keywords

EID: 74849089227     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2009.10.012     Document Type: Article

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