Follower beliefs in the co-production of leadership: Examining upward communication and the moderating role of context

Zeitschrift fur Psychologie / Journal of Psychology

Volumn 220, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 210-220

  Carsten, Melissa K ^a   Uhl Bien, Mary ^b  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Co production; Constructive resistance; Followership; Leadership; Voice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869443965     PISSN: 21908370     EISSN: 21512604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/2151-2604/a000115     Document Type: Article

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