The "Bright" and "Shadow" aspects of in extremis leadership

Military Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Fisher, Kelly ^a   Hutchings, Kate ^a   Sarros, James C ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 77951244559     PISSN: 08995605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08995601003644346     Document Type: Article

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