A multilevel study of transformational leadership, identification, and follower outcomes

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 775-790

  Wang, Xiao Hua Frank ^a   Howell, Jane M ^b  

^a VLERICK BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Identification; Multilevel; Transformational leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865063286     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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