Fitting Engagement Into a Nomological Network: The Relationship of Engagement to Leadership and Personality

Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 522-537

  Wefald, Andrew J ^a   Reichard, Rebecca J ^b   Serrano, Shawn A ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

job engagement; personality; positive affect; transformational leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857480207     PISSN: 15480518     EISSN: 19397089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1548051811404890     Document Type: Article

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