Transformational and social processes of leadership as predictors of organisational outcomes

Leadership and Organization Development Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 662-683

  Muchiri, Michael K ^a   Cooksey, Ray W ^b   Walumbwa, Fred O ^c  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Australia; Collective efficacy outcomes expectancies; Item clustering; Local authorities; Organizational commitment; Public sector organizations; Social processes; Transformational leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866659454     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437731211265241     Document Type: Article

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