I can do that: The impact of implicit theories on leadership role model effectiveness

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 257-268

  Hoyt, Crystal L ^a   Burnette, Jeni L ^a   Innella, Audrey N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

Author keywords

assimilation; identification; implicit theories; leadership; role models; self regulation; social comparison

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856187331     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167211427922     Document Type: Article

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