Explaining groupthink: Do the psychological characteristics of the leader matter?

International Interactions

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 181-212

  Schafer, Mark ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Belief in ability to control events; Complexity; Groupthink; Need for affiliation; Psychological characteristics; U.S. presidents

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001947391     PISSN: 03050629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03050629908434948     Document Type: Article

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