Moral potency: Building the capacity for character-based leadership

Consulting Psychology Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 291-310

  Hannah, Sean T ^a   Avolio, Bruce J ^b  

^a UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Character; Courage; Leadership; Moral agency

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751621403     PISSN: 10659293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022283     Document Type: Article

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