When subordinates think of their ideals: Power, legitimacy and regulatory focus

Spanish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 777-787

  Willis, Guillermo B ^a   Rodríguez Bailón, Rosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Goals; Legitimacy; Power; Regulatory focus

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149452315     PISSN: 11387416     EISSN: 19882904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1138741600002432     Document Type: Article

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