Integrating leadership development and succession planning best practices

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 239-260

  Groves, Kevin S ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Best practice; Leadership; Leadership development; Management development; Succession planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947311682     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621710710732146     Document Type: Article

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