The coach-coachee relationship in executive coaching: A field study

Human Resource Development Quarterly

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 85-106

  Baron, Louis ^a   Morin, Lucie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 62749084549     PISSN: 10448004     EISSN: 15321096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrdq.20009     Document Type: Article

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