Exploring the developmental potential of leader-follower interactions: A constructive-developmental approach

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 604-615

  Valcea, Sorin ^a   Hamdani, Maria Riaz ^b   Buckley, M Ronald ^c   Novicevic, Milorad M ^d  

^a WASHBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Constructive developmental theory; Followers; LMX

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960448398     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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