Predicting excellent management performance in an intercultural context: A study of the influence of multicultural personality on transformational leadership and performance

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2013-2029

  van Woerkom, Marianne ^a   de Reuver, Renée S M ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Intercultural organizational context; Management performance; Multicultural personality; Transformational leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350763798     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190903175589     Document Type: Article

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