Executive coaching: A review and agenda for future research

Journal of Management

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 829-848

  Feldman, Daniel C ^a   Lankau, Melenie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coaching; Developmental relationships; Executive coaching; Executives

Indexed keywords

EID: 28144451611     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206305279599     Document Type: Review

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