The Janus face of paternalistic leaders: Authoritarianism, benevolence, subordinates' organization-based self-esteem, and performance

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 108-128

  Chan, Simon C H ^a   Huang, Xu ^a   Snape, Ed ^b   Lam, Catherine K ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Authoritarianism; Benevolence; Organization based self esteem; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871180259     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.1797     Document Type: Article

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