Games managers play: Play as a form of leadership development

Academy of Management Learning and Education

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 507-527

  Kark, Ronit ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 80054071580     PISSN: 1537260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amle.2010.0048     Document Type: Review

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