Multilevel transformational leadership and management innovation: Intermediate linkage evidence

Leadership and Organization Development Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 265-288

  Chang, Yi Ying ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Firm level empowerment climate; Management innovation; Multilevel evidence; Transformational leadership; Unit level trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84962501282     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/LODJ-06-2014-0111     Document Type: Article

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