The effect of response style bias on the measurement of transformational, transactional, and laissez-faire leadership

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 271-298

  Moors, Guy ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Latent class factor analysis; Leadership; Measurement; Response style bias

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858588055     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2010.550680     Document Type: Article

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