Organisational learning and leadership styles in healthcare organisations: An exploratory case study

Leadership and Organization Development Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 782-806

  Franco, Mário ^a   Almeida, Joana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^b Unit of Integrated Continuous Care   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Health context; Leadership; Organisational learning; Performance; Portugal

Indexed keywords

EID: 80055032283     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437731111183739     Document Type: Article

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