A critique of transformational leadership: Moral, professional and contingent dimensions of leadership within public services organizations

Human Relations

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 341-370

  Currie, Graeme ^a   Lockett, Andy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Institutional theory; Leadership; Professions; Public management; Transformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847397346     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726707075884     Document Type: Article

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