Leading for innovation: Reevaluating leader influences on innovation with regard to innovation type and complexity

International Studies of Management and Organization

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 6-29

  Friedrich, Tamara L ^a   Mumford, Michael D ^a   Vessey, Brandon ^a   Beeler, Cheryl K ^a   Eubanks, Dawn L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77953825550     PISSN: 00208825     EISSN: 15580911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/IMO0020-8825400201     Document Type: Article

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