Reversing the extraverted leadership advantage: The role of employee proactivity

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 528-550

  Grant, Adam M ^a   Gino, Francesca ^b   Hofmann, David A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 79960008238     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2011.61968043     Document Type: Article

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