Leadership and performance in Japanese R&D teams

Asia Pacific Business Review

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 241-258

  Ishikawa, Jun ^a  

^a RIKKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

communication; consensus norms; gatekeeping leadership; Japan; R D teams; team performance; transformational leadership

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; INNOVATION; LEADERSHIP; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

JAPAN;

EID: 84859411593     PISSN: 13602381     EISSN: 1743792X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13602381.2010.532907     Document Type: Article

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