Toward a contextual theory of leadership

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 797-837

  Osborn, Richard N ^a   Hunt, James G ^b   Jauch, Lawrence R ^c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE   (United States)

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EID: 0036888896     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1048-9843(02)00154-6     Document Type: Article

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