Growing transformational leaders: Exploring the role of personality hardiness

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 4-23

  Eid, Jarle ^a   Helge Johnsen, Bj⊘rn ^a   Arne Nissestad, Odd ^a   Bartone, Paul T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 40449137583     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730810845270     Document Type: Article

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