Servant leaders inspire servant followers: Antecedents and outcomes for employees and the organization

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 316-331

  Hunter, Emily M ^a   Neubert, Mitchell J ^a   Perry, Sara Jansen ^b   Witt, L A ^c   Penney, Lisa M ^c   Weinberger, Evan ^c  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DOWNTOWN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Helping behavior; Personality; Servant leadership; Service climate; Turnover intentions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875098916     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2012.12.001     Document Type: Article

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