Relational dysfunctionality: Leadership interactions in a sarbanes-oxley act implementation project

European Journal of International Management

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-29

  Lindgren, Monica ^a   Packendorff, Johann ^a   Tham, Henrik ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Action space; Coorientation; Direction; Dysfunctional leadership; Interactions; Leadership; Practices; Relational leadership; Sarbanes oxley act; Social construction

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650742041     PISSN: 17516757     EISSN: 17516765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/EJIM.2011.037780     Document Type: Article

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