A critical examination of the relationship between emotional intelligence and transformational leadership

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1317-1342

  Lindebaum, Dirk ^a   Cartwright, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77957120004     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2010.00933.x     Document Type: Article

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