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Not Too Narrow, Not Too Broad: Linking Span of Control, Leadership Behavior, and Employee Job Satisfaction in Public Organizations

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Not Too Narrow, Not Too Broad: Linking Span of Control, Leadership Behavior, and Employee Job Satisfaction in Public Organizations. / Jacobsen, Christian Bøtcher; Hansen, Ane-Kathrine Lundberg; Pedersen, Lars Dahl.
In: Public Administration Review, Vol. 83, No. 4, 07.2023, p. 775-792.

Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review

Harvard

Jacobsen, CB, Hansen, A-KL & Pedersen, LD 2023, 'Not Too Narrow, Not Too Broad: Linking Span of Control, Leadership Behavior, and Employee Job Satisfaction in Public Organizations', Public Administration Review, vol. 83, no. 4, pp. 775-792. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13566

APA

Jacobsen, C. B., Hansen, A-K. L., & Pedersen, L. D. (2023). Not Too Narrow, Not Too Broad: Linking Span of Control, Leadership Behavior, and Employee Job Satisfaction in Public Organizations. Public Administration Review, 83(4), 775-792. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13566

CBE

Jacobsen CB, Hansen A-KL, Pedersen LD. 2023. Not Too Narrow, Not Too Broad: Linking Span of Control, Leadership Behavior, and Employee Job Satisfaction in Public Organizations. Public Administration Review. 83(4):775-792. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13566

MLA

Jacobsen, Christian Bøtcher, Ane-Kathrine Lundberg Hansen and Lars Dahl Pedersen. "Not Too Narrow, Not Too Broad: Linking Span of Control, Leadership Behavior, and Employee Job Satisfaction in Public Organizations". Public Administration Review. 2023, 83(4). 775-792. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13566

Vancouver

Jacobsen CB, Hansen A-KL, Pedersen LD. Not Too Narrow, Not Too Broad: Linking Span of Control, Leadership Behavior, and Employee Job Satisfaction in Public Organizations. Public Administration Review. 2023 Jul;83(4):775-792. Epub 2022 Oct. doi: 10.1111/puar.13566

Author

Jacobsen, Christian Bøtcher ; Hansen, Ane-Kathrine Lundberg ; Pedersen, Lars Dahl. / Not Too Narrow, Not Too Broad: Linking Span of Control, Leadership Behavior, and Employee Job Satisfaction in Public Organizations. In: Public Administration Review. 2023 ; Vol. 83, No. 4. pp. 775-792.

Bibtex

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