A vertical dyad linkage approach to leadership within formal organizations

Dansereau, Fred; Graen, George; Haga, William J.

doi:10.1016/0030-5073(75)90005-7

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A vertical dyad linkage approach to leadership within formal organizations

Dansereau, Fred, Graen, George, Haga, William J.·1975·Organizational Behavior and Human Performance

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Authors: Dansereau, F., Graen, G., & Haga, W. J.
Affiliations: University at Buffalo, State University of New York (US)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
Naval Postgraduate School (US)
Corresponding author: Dansereau, Fred
Venue: Organizational Behavior and Human Performance
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 1975-02
Volume: 13
Issue: 1
Pages: 46-78
ISSN: 0030-5073 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/0030-5073(75)90005-7
OpenAlex: W1753472752
Cited by: 2,890
References: 24
Citations by year: 2026: 64 · 2025: 86 · 2024: 120 · 2023: 127 · 2022: 125 · 2021: 144 · 2020: 129 · 2019: 132 · 2018: 91 · 2017: 112 · 2016: 133 · 2015: 137 · 2014: 144 · 2013: 127 · 2012: 120
FWCI: 16.36
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Organizational Behavior and Human Performance (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Leadership and Management in Organizations
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social Power and Status Dynamics
Keywords: leadership, exchange relationships, role-making, supervision, formal organizations, superior-subordinate relationships, leadership models

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