The effect of humble leader behavior, leader expertise, and organizational identification on employee turnover intention

Journal of Applied Business Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1145-1156

  Li, Jie ^a   Liang, Qiao Zhuan ^a   Zhang, Zhen Zhen ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Humble leader behavior; Leader expertise; Organizational identification; Turnover intention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84976604840     PISSN: 08927626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.19030/jabr.v32i4.9727     Document Type: Article

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