On the Importance of the Superior's Interpersonal Sensitivity for Good Leadership

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1043-1068

  Mast, Marianne Schmid ^a   Jonas, Klaus ^b   Cronauer, Christina Kloeckner ^a   Darioly, Annick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84861012137     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2011.00852.x     Document Type: Article

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