Empowering leadership: An examination of mediating mechanisms within a hierarchical structure

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 530-542

  Vecchio, Robert P ^a   Justin, Joseph E ^b   Pearce, Craig L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Empowering leadership; Empowerment; Leadership; Performance; Resistance; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953687289     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2010.03.014     Document Type: Article

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