Thinking the unthinkable -leadership's role in creating behavioral readiness for crisis management

Competitiveness Review

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-23

  Smits, Stanley J ^a   Ally, Niveen Ezzat ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

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EID: 7244250991     PISSN: 10595422     EISSN: 20513143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb046448     Document Type: Article

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