Transformational leadership and proactive work behaviour: A moderated mediation model including work engagement and job strain

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 588-610

  Schmitt, Antje ^a   Den Hartog, Deanne N ^b   Belschak, Frank D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

job strain; personal initiative; proactivity; transformational leadership; voice; work engagement

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYEE; FIELD STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; LEADERSHIP; MODEL; VOICE;

EID: 84955157405     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: 20448325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joop.12143     Document Type: Article

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