Hierarchy, leadership, and construal fit

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 232-246

  Berson, Yair ^a   Halevy, Nir ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Construal fit; Hierarchy; Leadership; Psychological distance; Social influence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; ORGANIZATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL;

EID: 84906856448     PISSN: 1076898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/xap0000017     Document Type: Article

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