Observed leadership potential of personnel in a team setting: Big five traits and proximal factors as predictors

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 385-402

  Hirschfeld, Robert R ^a   Jordan, Mark H ^b   Thomas, Christopher H ^c   Feild, Hubert S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 56349095272     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: 14682389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2008.00443.x     Document Type: Article

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