The Relation Between Servant Leadership, Organizational Performance, and the High-Performance Organization Framework

Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 173-190

  de Waal, André ^a   Sivro, Mirna ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

excellence; high performance organization; servant leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868644353     PISSN: 15480518     EISSN: 19397089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1548051812439892     Document Type: Article

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