Role of transformational leadership in effective organizational knowledge creation practices: Mediating effects of employees' work engagement

Human Resource Development Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-101

  Hoon Song, Ji ^a   Kolb, Judith A ^b   Hee Lee, Ung ^c   Kyoung Kim, Hye ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Korea Industrial Complex Corporation   (South Korea)

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EID: 84858641331     PISSN: 10448004     EISSN: 15321096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrdq.21120     Document Type: Article

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