Crisis and Charisma in the California Recall Election

Leadership

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 323-352

  Bligh, Michelle C ^a   Kohles, Jeffrey C ^b   Pillai, Rajnandini ^b  

^a CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

charisma; crisis; election; leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846524644     PISSN: 17427150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1742715005054440     Document Type: Article

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