Military leaders and followers - Do they have different decision styles?: Personality and social sciences

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 317-324

  Thunholm, Peter ^a  

^a SWEDISH NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Avoidant; Decision making styles; Dependent; GDMS; Rational; Spontaneous

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOLDIER; SWEDEN;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SWEDEN;

EID: 67651158881     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2009.00714.x     Document Type: Article

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