A Double-edged Sword: Transformational Leadership and Individual Creativity

British Journal of Management

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 54-68

  Eisenbeiß, Silke Astrid ^a,b   Boerner, Sabine ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

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EID: 84873206261     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2011.00786.x     Document Type: Article

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