The romance lives on: Contemporary issues surrounding the romance of leadership

Leadership

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 343-360

  Bligh, Michelle C ^a   Schyns, Birgit ^b  

^a CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 35648993741     PISSN: 17427150     EISSN: 17427169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1742715007079316     Document Type: Review

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