The effect of authentic transformational leadership on follower and group ethics

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 801-817

  Zhu, Weichun ^a   Avolio, Bruce J ^b   Riggio, Ronald E ^c   Sosik, John J ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Authentic transformational leadership (ATL); Follower ethics; Group ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052971706     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

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