Toward a behavioral theory of vision in organizational settings

Leadership and Organization Development Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 319-337

  Kantabutra, Sooksan ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Leadership; Organizational performance; Visual perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 68049107206     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730910961667     Document Type: Article

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