The Construction of a Transformational Leader: Follower Attachment and Leadership Perceptions

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1533-1549

  Hansbrough, Tiffany Keller ^a  

^a FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84862206868     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2012.00913.x     Document Type: Article

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