The design and evaluation of a leadership programme for experienced chief executives from the public sector

Management Learning

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 181-203

  Blackler, Frank ^a,c   Kennedy, Andy ^b,d  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S FUND   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Lysis Consulting   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action learning; Activity theory; Chief executives; Expansive learning; Leadership development; National Health Service

Indexed keywords

EID: 2542562830     PISSN: 13505076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350507604043024     Document Type: Article

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