Charismatic, ideological, and pragmatic leadership: Multi-level influences on emergence and performance

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 144-160

  Mumford, Michael D ^a   Antes, Alison L ^a   Caughron, Jay J ^a   Friedrich, Tamara L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Charisma; Ideology; Multi level; Outstanding leadership; Pragmatism

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549159689     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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