Leadership in military combat units and business organizations: A comparative psychological analysis

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-23

  Popper, Micha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Armed forces; Leadership; Management; Organizations; Psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 19744363293     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683949610109363     Document Type: Article

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