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The mediation between participative leadership and employee exploratory innovation: Examining intermediate knowledge mechanisms

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The mediation between participative leadership and employee exploratory innovation: Examining intermediate knowledge mechanisms. / Chang, Y.-Y.; Hodgkinson, I.; Hughes, P. et al.
In: Leadership and Organization Development Journal, Vol. 40, No. 3, 09.05.2019, p. 334-355.

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Chang, Y-Y, Hodgkinson, I, Hughes, P & Chang, C-Y 2019, 'The mediation between participative leadership and employee exploratory innovation: Examining intermediate knowledge mechanisms', Leadership and Organization Development Journal, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 334-355. https://doi.org/10.1108/LODJ-07-2018-0245

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Chang, Y.-Y., Hodgkinson, I., Hughes, P., & Chang, C.-Y. (2019). The mediation between participative leadership and employee exploratory innovation: Examining intermediate knowledge mechanisms. Leadership and Organization Development Journal, 40(3), 334-355. https://doi.org/10.1108/LODJ-07-2018-0245

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Chang YY, Hodgkinson I, Hughes P, Chang CY. The mediation between participative leadership and employee exploratory innovation: Examining intermediate knowledge mechanisms. Leadership and Organization Development Journal. 2019 May 9;40(3):334-355. doi: 10.1108/LODJ-07-2018-0245

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Chang, Y.-Y. ; Hodgkinson, I. ; Hughes, P. et al. / The mediation between participative leadership and employee exploratory innovation: Examining intermediate knowledge mechanisms. In: Leadership and Organization Development Journal. 2019 ; Vol. 40, No. 3. pp. 334-355.

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