Servant leadership, hope, and organizational virtuousness: A framework exploring positive micro and macro behaviors and performance impact

Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 107-117

  Searle, Travis P ^a   Barbuto Jr , John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Performance impact; Positive organizational behavior; Positive organizational scholarship; Servant leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955372699     PISSN: 15480518     EISSN: 19397089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1548051810383863     Document Type: Article

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