Paradoxical leader behaviors in people management: Antecedents and consequences

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 538-566

  Zhang, Yan ^a   Waldman, David A ^b   Han, Yu Lan ^c   Li, Xiao Bei ^d  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^d EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

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EID: 84946171234     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2012.0995     Document Type: Article

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