When Are Transgressing Leaders Punitively Judged? An Empirical Test

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 412-422

  Shapiro, Debra L ^a   Boss, Alan D ^b   Salas, Silvia ^c   Tangirala, Subrahmaniam ^a   Von Glinow, Mary Ann ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b School of Business University of Washington Bothell   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deviance; Leadership; LMX; Punitiveness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUNISHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; JUDGMENT; LEADERSHIP; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PUNISHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79953067750     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021442     Document Type: Article

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