Leadership, climate, psychological capital, commitment, and wellbeing in a non-profit organization

Leadership and Organization Development Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 436-457

  McMurray, A J ^a   Pirola Merlo, A ^b   Sarros, J C ^b   Islam, M M ^c  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Employee attitudes; Leadership; Non profit organizations; Organizational culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956088018     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437731011056452     Document Type: Article

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