Developing public library managers as leaders: Evaluation of a national leadership development programme

Library Management

Volumn 29, Issue 6-7, 2008, Pages 473-488

  Wilson, Kerry ^a   Corrall, Sheila ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General management; Human resource management; Leadership; Public libraries; Training; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 48849103114     PISSN: 01435124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01435120810894509     Document Type: Article

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