Charismatic leadership at the strategic level: A new application of upper echelons theory

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 355-380

  Waldman, David A ^a   Javidan, Mansour ^b   Varella, Paul ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

CEO charismatic leadership; Charisma and strategic change; Charisma and uncertainty; Micro macro leadership; Upper echelons perspective

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342662198     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2004.02.013     Document Type: Article

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