Positive leadership and employee well-being

Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 107-117

  Kelloway, E Kevin ^a   Weigand, Heidi ^a   Mckee, Margaret C ^a   Das, Hari ^a  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Employee well being; Leadership; Positive leadership; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878392144     PISSN: 15480518     EISSN: 19397089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1548051812465892     Document Type: Article

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