The relationship between ethical leadership and core job characteristics

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 259-278

  Piccolo, Ronald F ^a   Greenbaum, Rebecca ^b   den Hartog, Deanne N ^c   Folger, Robert ^d  

^a ROLLINS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 75849131099     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.627     Document Type: Article

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