Bridge leadership: A case study of leadership in a bridging organization

Leadership and Organization Development Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 715-735

  McMullen, Ronald S ^a   Adobor, Henry ^a  

^a QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridge leaders; Bridging organizations; Collaboration; Leadership; Organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053310726     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437731111170012     Document Type: Article

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