Fostering innovation in functionally diverse teams: The two faces of transformational leadership

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 833-854

  Hüttermann, Hendrik ^a   Boerner, Sabine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Functional diversity; Team innovation; Transformational leadership; Work team conflicts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859052164     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2010.524412     Document Type: Article

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