Spiritual leadership, follower mediators, and organizational outcomes: Evidence from three industries across two major chinese societies

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 890-938

  Chen, Chin Yi ^a   Yang, Chin Yuan ^a   Li, Chun I ^b  

^a NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 84859498076     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2011.00834.x     Document Type: Article

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