Transformational Leadership, Innovative Behavior, and Task Performance: Test of Mediation and Moderation Processes

Human Performance

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-25

  Aryee, Samuel ^a   Walumbwa, Fred O ^b   Zhou, Qin ^c   Hartnell, Chad A ^b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

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EID: 84858163380     PISSN: 08959285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08959285.2011.631648     Document Type: Article

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