Narcissism and effective crisis management: A review of potential problems and pitfalls

Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 183-193

  King III, Granville ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTHEAST   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRISIS MANAGEMENT; LEADERSHIP;

EID: 36749047921     PISSN: 09660879     EISSN: 14685973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5973.2007.00523.x     Document Type: Review

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