Early identification of international executive potential

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 6-29

  Spreitzer, Gretchen M ^a   McCall Jr , Morgan W ^b   Mahoney, Joan D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031486369     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.82.1.6     Document Type: Article

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