Leading techies: Assessing project leadership styles most significantly related to software developer job satisfaction

International Journal of Human Capital and Information Technology Professionals

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1-15

  Westlund, Steven ^a,b  

^a Information Services and Technology   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Contingent reward; Job satisfaction; Laissez faire leadership; Linear regression; Management by exception; Project management; Transformational leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862158670     PISSN: 19473478     EISSN: 19473486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jhcitp.2011040101     Document Type: Article

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