Under which conditions do middle managers exhibit transformational leadership behaviors? - An experience sampling method study on the predictors of transformational leadership behaviors

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 344-352

  Nielsen, Karina ^a   Cleal, Bryan ^a  

^a National Research Centre for the Working Enviornment   (Germany)

Author keywords

Experience sampling method; Middle managers; Multi level analyses; Transformational leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955474118     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2011.02.009     Document Type: Article

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