The effects of group heterogeneity on the self-perceived efficacy of group leaders

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 265-284

  Mayo, Margarita ^a   Pastor, Juan C ^b   Meindl, James R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030161493     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1048-9843(96)90044-2     Document Type: Article

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