Leadership style, motivation and performance in international marketing channels: An empirical investigation of the USA, Finland and Poland

European Journal of Marketing

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 50-85

  Mehta, Rajiv ^a   Dubinsky, Alan J ^b   Anderson, Rolph E ^c  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

International marketing; Leadership; Motivation; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745477073     PISSN: 03090566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090560310453939     Document Type: Article

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