Can Simon's notion of 'bounded rationality' give us new ideas about leadership?

Leadership

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-109

  Spender, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 46349108544     PISSN: 17427150     EISSN: 17427169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1742715007085771     Document Type: Article

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