Leadership at all levels: Leading public sector organisations in an age of austerity

European Management Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 297-305

  Leslie, Keith ^a   Canwell, Adam ^a  

^a Deloitte LLP   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Austerity; Emotional intelligence; Leadership; Myths; Public sector

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955273233     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2010.05.006     Document Type: Article

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