Is the spiritual bond bound by blood? An exploratory study of spiritual leadership in family firms

Journal of Management, Spirituality and Religion

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 159-182

  Madison, Kristen ^a   Kellermanns, Franz W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

family firms; family nonfamily employees; leader employee dyads; organizational citizenship behavior; spiritual leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882930528     PISSN: 14766086     EISSN: 1942258X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14766086.2012.758052     Document Type: Article

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