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| Leadership: Current theories, research, and future directions BJ Avolio, FO Walumbwa, TJ Weber Annual review of psychology 60, 421-449, 2009 | 3243 | 2009 |
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| Psychological capital: Developing the human competitive edge F Luthans, CM Youssef, BJ Avolio Oxford University Press, 2007 | 3134 | 2007 |
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| Full leadership development: Building the vital forces in organizations BJ Avolio Sage, 1999 | 2574 | 1999 |
| Impact of transformational leadership on follower development and performance: A field experiment T Dvir, D Eden, BJ Avolio, B Shamir Academy of management journal 45 (4), 735-744, 2002 | 2542 | 2002 |
| Unlocking the mask: A look at the process by which authentic leaders impact follower attitudes and behaviors BJ Avolio, WL Gardner, FO Walumbwa, F Luthans, DR May The leadership quarterly 15 (6), 801-823, 2004 | 2520 | 2004 |
| “Can you see the real me?” A self-based model of authentic leader and follower development WL Gardner, BJ Avolio, F Luthans, DR May, F Walumbwa The Leadership Quarterly 16 (3), 343-372, 2005 | 2390 | 2005 |
| Context and leadership: An examination of the nine-factor full-range leadership theory using the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire J Antonakis, BJ Avolio, N Sivasubramaniam The leadership quarterly 14 (3), 261-295, 2003 | 2321 | 2003 |
| Authentic leadership development F Luthans, BJ Avolio Positive organizational scholarship 241, 258, 2003 | 2276 | 2003 |
| Transformational leadership: A response to critiques. BM Bass, BJ Avolio Academic Press, 1993 | 2154 | 1993 |
| Multifactor leadership questionnaire (MLQ) BJ Avolio, BM Bass Mind Garden 29, 2004 | 2126 | 2004 |