Applying mixed methods to leadership research: A review of current practices

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1173-1183

  Stentz, Jane E ^a   Plano Clark, Vicki L ^b   Matkin, Gina S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Leadership; Mixed methods; Qualitative; Quantitative

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870518010     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2012.10.001     Document Type: Review

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