Self-determination at work: Understanding the role of leader-member exchange

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 518-536

  Graves, Laura M ^a   Luciano, Margaret M ^b  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Leader member exchange; Motivation; Need satisfaction; Self determination theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881241714     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-012-9336-z     Document Type: Article

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