Exploring servant leadership across cultures: Comparative study in Australia and Indonesia

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 754-780

  Pekerti, A A ^a   Sendjaya, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Culture universal; Culture specific; Implicit theory of leadership; Self construal; Servant leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951699522     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585191003658920     Document Type: Article

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