Coaching at the heart of managerial effectiveness: A cross-cultural study of managerial behaviours

Human Resource Development International

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 305-331

  Hamlin, Robert G ^a   Ellinger, Andrea D ^b   Beattie, Rona S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coaching effectiveness; Manager managerial leader as coach; Managerial coaching behaviours; Managerial effectiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548243877     PISSN: 13678868     EISSN: 14698374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13678860600893524     Document Type: Article

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