Leadership = communication? The relations of leaders' communication styles with leadership styles, knowledge sharing and leadership outcomes

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 367-380

  de Vries, Reinout E ^a   Bakker Pieper, Angelique ^a   Oostenveld, Wyneke ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Charisma; Commitment; Communication styles; Consideration; Initiating structure; Knowledge sharing; Leadership; Leadership styles; Perceived leader performance; Satisfaction with the leader

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955093690     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-009-9140-2     Document Type: Article

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