A multi-level analysis of leader-member exchange and creative performance in research groups

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 604-619

  Olsson, L ^a   Hemlin, S ^a   Pousette, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Creative performance; LMX; Multi level analysis; R D

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860334257     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2011.12.011     Document Type: Article

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