Servant leadership and serving culture: Influence on individual and unit performance

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1434-1452

  Liden, Robert C ^a   Wayne, Sandy J ^a   Liao, Chenwei ^b   Meuser, Jeremy D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84908433265     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2013.0034     Document Type: Article

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