Radical Authentic Leadership: Co-creating the conditions under which all members of the organization can be authentic

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 118-131

  Algera, Puck M ^a   Lips Wiersma, Marjolein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Authentic; Ethical; Existential; Leadership; Meaning; Power

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856033036     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2011.11.010     Document Type: Article

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