Transformational leadership and innovative work behaviour: Exploring the relevance of gender differences

Creativity and Innovation Management

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 227-244

  Reuvers, Mark ^a,b   Van Engen, Marloes L ^a   Vinkenburg, Claartje J ^b   Wilson Evered, Elisabeth ^c  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 77952372532     PISSN: 09631690     EISSN: 14678691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8691.2008.00487.x     Document Type: Article

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