The role of attribution in how followers respond to the emotional expression of male and female leaders

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-42

  Schaubroeck, John M ^a,b   Shao, Ping ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attribution; Emotion; Gender; Leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856064070     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2011.11.003     Document Type: Article

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