A cross cultural perspective on perceived leadership effectiveness

International Journal of Cross Cultural Management

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-66

  Yan, Jun ^a,b   Hunt, James G Jerry ^c,d  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Leadership; Perceived leadership effectiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 45349086294     PISSN: 14705958     EISSN: 17412838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1470595805050824     Document Type: Article

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