Crisis and the emergence of charismatic leadership in groups: An experimental investigation

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 543-562

  Pillai, Rajnandini ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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EID: 0030589997     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1996.tb02730.x     Document Type: Article

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