Centrality and charisma: Comparing how leader networks and attributions affect team performance

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1209-1222

  Balkundi, Prasad ^a   Kilduff, Martin ^b   Harrison, David A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Centrality; Charisma; Leader; Social networks; Team performance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIA; LEADERSHIP; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82855169489     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024890     Document Type: Article

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