Transformational leadership and ambidexterity in the context of an acquisition

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-33

  Nemanich, Louise A ^a   Vera, Dusya ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambidexterity; Exploration and exploitation; Learning culture; Mergers and acquisitions; Team learning; Transformational leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 58349097546     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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