Impostors masquerading as leaders: Can the contagion be contained?

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 733-745

  Singh, J ^a  

^a XLRI XAVIER SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Impostors in leadership roles; Striking a balance among the three leadership pre requisites; The elemental pre requisites of true leadership; The epidemic of corporate malfeasance; The havoc impostors create; The limitations of corporate governance

Indexed keywords

EID: 54149093385     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9588-9     Document Type: Article

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