Why do people follow leaders? A study of a U.S. and a Japanese change program

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 313-337

  Välikangas, Liisa ^a   Okumura, Akihiro ^b  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0040653727     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1048-9843(97)90006-0     Document Type: Article

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