Genetic Underpinnings of Transformational Leadership: The Mediating Role of Dispositional Hope

Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 469-479

  Chaturvedi, Sankalp ^a   Arvey, Richard D ^b   Zhang, Zhen ^c   Christoforou, Paraskevi T ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

behavioral genetics; dispositional hope; transformational leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863116384     PISSN: 15480518     EISSN: 19397089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1548051811404891     Document Type: Article

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