Transformational Leadership and Psychological Well-being: Effects on Followers and Leaders

The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Leadership, Change, and Organizational Development

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 175-194

  Arnold, Kara A ^a   Connelly, Catherine E ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Employee psychological well being; Followers; Leader stress; Leadership behavior; Transformational leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886345751     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118326404.ch9     Document Type: Chapter

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