Exploring the limits of Western leadership theory in East Asia and Africa

Personnel Review

Volumn 26, Issue , 1997, Pages 6-23

  Blunt, Peter ^a   Jones, Merrick L ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Africa; East Asia; Leadership; Management theory; National cultures

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031540012     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483489710157760     Document Type: Article

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