The role of organizational culture in the relationship between leadership and organizational commitment: An empirical study in a Greek organization

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1598-1616

  Simosi, Maria ^a   Xenikou, Athena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Greece; Leadership; Organizational commitment; Organizational culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956527190     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2010.500485     Document Type: Article

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