Managerial Leadership and Culture in Sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of World Business

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 234-241

  Wanasika, Isaac ^a   Howell, Jon P ^b   Littrell, Romie ^c   Dorfman, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

GLOBE; Leadership; Namibia; Nigeria; South Africa; Sub Saharan Africa; Ubuntu; Zambia; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951957311     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2010.11.004     Document Type: Article

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