On the perceived effectiveness of transformational-transactional leadership: The role of encouraged strategies and followers' regulatory focus

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 643-656

  Hamstra, Melvyn R W ^a   Van Yperen, Nico W ^b   Wisse, Barbara ^b   Sassenberg, Kai ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c KNOWLEDGE MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER   (Germany)

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EID: 84908209037     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.2027     Document Type: Article

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