The dynamics of shared leadership: Building trust and enhancing performance

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 771-783

  Drescher, Marcus A ^a   Audrey Korsgaard, M ^b   Welpe, Isabell M ^a   Picot, Arnold ^c   Wigand, Rolf T ^d  

^a TUM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

Author keywords

Change over time; Groups; Performance; Shared leadership; Trust

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRUST;

ADULT; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TRUST;

EID: 84925849938     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036474     Document Type: Article

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