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The Importance of Empathy as a Distal Leadership Attribute in the Emergence of Leaders in Small Groups

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The Importance of Empathy as a Distal Leadership Attribute in the Emergence of Leaders in Small Groups. / Humphrey, Ronald; Kellett, Janet; Sleeth, Randy et al.
Emotions and Leadership. ed. / Neal Ashkanasy; Wilfred Zerbe; Charmine Hartel. Emerald, 2019. p. 159-176 (Research on Emotion in Organizations; Vol. 15).

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Humphrey, R, Kellett, J, Sleeth, R, Miao, C & Qian, S 2019, The Importance of Empathy as a Distal Leadership Attribute in the Emergence of Leaders in Small Groups. in N Ashkanasy, W Zerbe & C Hartel (eds), Emotions and Leadership. Research on Emotion in Organizations, vol. 15, Emerald, pp. 159-176. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1746-979120190000015012

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Humphrey, R., Kellett, J., Sleeth, R., Miao, C., & Qian, S. (2019). The Importance of Empathy as a Distal Leadership Attribute in the Emergence of Leaders in Small Groups. In N. Ashkanasy, W. Zerbe, & C. Hartel (Eds.), Emotions and Leadership (pp. 159-176). (Research on Emotion in Organizations; Vol. 15). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1746-979120190000015012

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Humphrey R, Kellett J, Sleeth R, Miao C, Qian S. The Importance of Empathy as a Distal Leadership Attribute in the Emergence of Leaders in Small Groups. In Ashkanasy N, Zerbe W, Hartel C, editors, Emotions and Leadership. Emerald. 2019. p. 159-176. (Research on Emotion in Organizations). doi: 10.1108/S1746-979120190000015012

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Humphrey, Ronald ; Kellett, Janet ; Sleeth, Randy et al. / The Importance of Empathy as a Distal Leadership Attribute in the Emergence of Leaders in Small Groups. Emotions and Leadership. editor / Neal Ashkanasy ; Wilfred Zerbe ; Charmine Hartel. Emerald, 2019. pp. 159-176 (Research on Emotion in Organizations).

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