Romance of leadership and management decision making

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-24

  Felfe, Jörg ^a   Petersen, Lars Eric ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

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EID: 33947668961     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13594320600873076     Document Type: Article

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