Intolerable cruelty: A multilevel examination of the impact of toxic leadership on U.S. military units and service members

Military Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 588-601

  Gallus, Jessica A ^a   Walsh, Benjamin M ^b   van Driel, Marinus ^c   Gouge, Melissa C ^d   Antolic, Emily ^d  

^a United States Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c Van Driel Consulting   (United States)

^d GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Civility; Climate; Command climate; Incivility; Toxic leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897377560     PISSN: 08995605     EISSN: 15327876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/mil0000022     Document Type: Article

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