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Bruce J. Avolio, Ph.D., is a Professor of Management at the University of Washington Foster School of Business where he also serves as the Executive Director of the Foster Center for Leadership. His specialties include Leadership Assessment and Designing Micro Development Interventions.
William L. Gardner, DBA, is the Director of the Institute for Leadership Research and the Area Coordinator for the Area of Management at Texas Tech University, Rawls College of Business (Lubbock, TX).
Fred O. Walumbwa, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management & International Business at Florida International University College of Business (Miami, FL).