Leading by Biography: Towards a Life-story Approach to the Study of Leadership

Leadership

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-29

  Shamir, Boas ^a   Dayan Horesh, Hava ^a   Adler, Dalya ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

development; leadership; life story; narrative; self concept

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444409569     PISSN: 17427150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1742715005049348     Document Type: Article

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