Intergroup leadership in organizations: Leading across group and organizational boundaries

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 232-255

  Hogg, Michael A ^a   Van Knippenberg, Daan ^b   Rast, David E ^c  

^a CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Army Research Institute   (United States)

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EID: 84858067172     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amr.2010.0221     Document Type: Article

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