Dynamics of narcissistic leadership in organizations: Towards an integrated research model

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 713-726

  Ouimet, Gérard ^a  

^a HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Leaders; Leadership; Organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957041411     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683941011075265     Document Type: Article

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