Conditions of problem-solving and the performance of charismatic, ideological, and pragmatic leaders: A comparative experimental study

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-106

  Bedell Avers, Katrina E ^a   Hunter, Samuel T ^a   Mumford, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Charisma; Ideology; Leadership; Pragmatism; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

EID: 39149106413     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2007.12.006     Document Type: Article

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