The mediating effects of leader integrity with transparency in communication and work engagement/performance

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 405-413

  Vogelgesang, Gretchen R ^a   Leroy, Hannes ^b,c   Avolio, Bruce J ^d  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Authentic leadership; Behavioral integrity; Leader integrity; Transparency; Work engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877801655     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2013.01.004     Document Type: Article

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