Leadership in social work: A case of caveat emptor?

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 123-141

  Lawler, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Leadership and management; Social work leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846799242     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bch404     Document Type: Article

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