The utility of situational leadership theory: A replication in a military setting

Small Group Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 407-424

  Vecchio, Robert P ^a   Bullis, R Craig ^b   Brazil, Donna M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b U S ARMY WAR COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Group dynamics; Leadership; Military psychology; Situational leadership theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747875647     PISSN: 10464964     EISSN: 15528278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046496406291560     Document Type: Article

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