Character development through spiritual leadership

Consulting Psychology Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 89-107

  Sweeney, Patrick J ^a,c   Fry, Louis W ^b  

^a UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA GWINNETT COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Character development; Core values; Identity; Spiritual leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874298891     PISSN: 10659293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028966     Document Type: Article

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