Proactive personality and entrepreneurial leadership: Exploring the moderating role of organizational identification and political skill

Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107-121

  Prieto, Leon C ^a  

^a SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78650727537     PISSN: 10879595     EISSN: 15282686     Source Type: Journal    
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