Differences in leadership styles and behaviour across hierarchical levels in UK organisations

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 93-106

  Oshagbemi, Titus ^a   Gill, Roger ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b The Leadership Trust Foundation   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Leadership; Management styles

Indexed keywords

EID: 30944443658     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730410512796     Document Type: Article

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