Executive development: Assuaging uncertainties through joining a leadership academy

Personnel Review

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 286-306

  Preece, David ^a   Iles, Paul ^b  

^a University of Teesside   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS BECKETT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chief executives; Leadership development; Uncertainty management; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649311847     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483480910943340     Document Type: Article

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