Charismatic leadership in crisis situations: A laboratory investigation of stress and crisis

Small Group Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 495-514

  Halverson, Stefanie K ^a   Murphy, Susan Elaine ^b,c   Riggio, Ronald E ^b,d  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Kravis Leadership Institute   (United States)

^d Claremont McKenna College ^*

Author keywords

Charisma; Crisis; Groups; Leadership; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 4644284781     PISSN: 10464964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046496404264178     Document Type: Review

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