Do they [all] see my true self? Leader's relational authenticity and followers' assessments of transformational leadership

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 304-332

  Spitzmuller, Matthias ^a   Ilies, Remus ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Authentic leadership; Leader follower relationships; Transformational leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953939058     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13594320902754040     Document Type: Article

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