Facing an incompetent leader: The effects of a nonexpert leader on subordinates' perception and behaviour

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 239-265

  Darioly, Annick ^a   Mast, Marianne Schmid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Competence; Dominance; Influence; Interaction; Leader; Subordinate

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958573411     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13594320903429576     Document Type: Article

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