Leadership in complex, stressful rescue operations: A qualitative study

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 576-584

  Sjöberg, Misa ^a   Wallenius, Claes ^a   Larsson, Gerry ^a  

^a SWEDISH NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Decision making; Disasters; Leadership; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747477565     PISSN: 09653562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09653560610685901     Document Type: Article

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