Taking the reins: The effects of new leader status and leadership style on team performance

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 574-587

  Sauer, Stephen J ^a  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Leadership; New leader; Status; Teams

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SELF CONCEPT;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956301862     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022741     Document Type: Article

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