Superior service performance through transformational leadership: A cross-level study of a large Taiwanese commercial bank

Asia Pacific Management Review

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 181-195

  Weng, Liang Chieh ^a   Su, Chi Wei ^b   Lai, Yi Chu ^c  

^a PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Group cohesiveness; Hierarchical linear modeling; Leader member exchange; Transformational leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959211393     PISSN: 10293132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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