Directive versus empowering leadership: A field experiment comparing impacts on task proficiency and proactivity

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1372-1395

  Martin, Scott L ^a   Liao, Hui ^b   Campbell, Elizabeth M ^b  

^a ZAYED UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 84886821518     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2011.0113     Document Type: Article

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