Transformational leadership: an examination of cross-national differences and similarities

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-15

  Boehnke, Karen ^a   Bontis, Nick ^b   Distefano, Joseph J ^c   Distefano, Andrea C ^d  

^a Lexmark International   (Australia)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Andrea DiStefano and Associates ^*  (Switzerland)

^d Andrea DiStefano and Associates   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Corporate culture; Employee involvement; Transformational leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860705409     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730310457285     Document Type: Article

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