Leadership values and learning in China: The mediating role of psychological safety

Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 86-107

  Wong, Alfred ^a   Tjosvold, Dean ^a   Lu, Jiafang ^b  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Leader values; Learning; Psychological safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949381017     PISSN: 10384111     EISSN: 17447941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1038411109355374     Document Type: Article

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