Transformational leadership and commitment: A multilevel analysis of group-level influences and mediating processes

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 364-387

  Korek, Sabine ^a   Felfe, Jörg ^b   Zaepernick Rothe, Ute ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate, Multilevel analyses; Consensus; Organizational commitment; Task content; Transformational leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953951979     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13594320902996336     Document Type: Article

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