Does Max Weber's notion of authority still hold in the twenty-first century?

Journal of Management History

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 449-453

  Houghton, Jeffery D ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Authority; Charisma; Leadership; Management theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 83355170997     PISSN: 17511348     EISSN: 17587751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17511341011073933     Document Type: Article

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