Ceo servant leadership: Exploring executive characteristics and firm performance

Personnel Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 565-596

  Peterson, Suzanne J ^a   Galvin, Benjamin M ^b   Lange, Donald ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTHELL   (United States)

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EID: 84864774969     PISSN: 00315826     EISSN: 17446570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2012.01253.x     Document Type: Article

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