Alternative forms of charismatic leadership in the integration of mergers and acquisitions

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 130-142

  Waldman, David A ^a   Javidan, Mansour ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Banner Thunderbird Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Charismatic leadership; Mergers and acquisitions; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

EID: 61549088787     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2009.01.008     Document Type: Article

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