Teams' reactions to conflict and teams' task and social outcomes: The moderating role of transformational and emotional leadership

European Management Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 220-235

  Ayoko, Oluremi B ^a   Callan, Victor J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emotions and transformational leadership; Reaction to conflict; Teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952550886     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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