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aside at times,asserting their authority at
other times,but recruiting others to lead at
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all times,”says Lojeski. “Being a co-activat-
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and most of the time,without the benefit
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of establishing face-to-face contact.
to-project.
“Co-activating leaders build greater trust,
higher levels of satisfaction,and better citi-
zenry behavior,”she adds. “In addition,
higher levels of motivation to volunteer
time,energy,and resources to forward orga-
nizational goals are gained.”
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