Linking leader inclusiveness to work unit performance: The importance of psychological safety and learning from failures

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 107-117

  Hirak, Reuven ^a   Peng, Ann Chunyan ^b   Carmeli, Abraham ^c   Schaubroeck, John M ^b,d  

^a ASHKELON ACADEMIC COLLEGE   (Israel)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Leader inclusiveness; Learning from failures; Psychological safety; Work unit performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856061491     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2011.11.009     Document Type: Article

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