Turning their pain to gain: Charismatic leader influence on follower stress appraisal and job performance

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 1036-1059

  LePine, Marcie A ^a   Zhang, Yiwen ^b   Crawford, Eean R ^c   Rich, Bruce Louis ^d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84974803091     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2013.0778     Document Type: Article

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