Leadership training for managers: An Adlerian approach

Journal of Leadership Studies

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 10-17

  Preiss, Amy ^a,b   Molina Ray, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX   (United States)

^b Renewable Energy and Advanced Power Electronics Research Laboratory   (United States)

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EID: 77951831605     PISSN: 19352611     EISSN: 1935262X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jls.20003     Document Type: Article

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