The value of virtue in the upper echelons: A multisource examination of executive character strengths and performance

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 367-382

  Sosik, John J ^a   Gentry, William A ^b   Chun, Jae Uk ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Creative Leadership   (United States)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bravery; Character strengths; Executive performance; Integrity; Perspective; Social intelligence; Upper echelon

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860327615     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2011.08.010     Document Type: Article

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