Evaluating the impact of leadership development: A case study

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 609-625

  Dexter, Barbara ^a   Prince, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case studies; Leadership; Management development

Indexed keywords

EID: 35148829999     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590710833660     Document Type: Article

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