Political will, political skill, and political behavior

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 229-245

  Treadway, Darren C ^a   Hochwarter, Wayne A ^b   Kacmar, Charles J ^c   Ferris, Gerald R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 20744439534     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.310     Document Type: Article

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