Do similarities or differences between CEO leadership and organizational culture have a more positive effect on firm performance? A test of competing predictions

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 846-861

  Hartnell, Chad A ^a   Kinicki, Angelo J ^b   Lambert, Lisa Schurer ^a   Fugate, Mel ^c   Corner, Patricia Doyle ^d  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Firm performance; Leadership; Organizational culture; Person environment fit

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATION; PREDICTION; PSYCINFO; SOCIAL STATUS; THEORETICAL MODEL; ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84959465527     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/apl0000083     Document Type: Article

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