What makes managers effective in Mexico?

Leadership and Organization Development Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 130-146

  Ruiz, Carlos E ^a   Wang, Jia ^b   Hamlin, Robert G ^c  

^a GEORGIA GWINNETT COLLEGE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Leadership; Management effectiveness; Managerial effectiveness; Managerial leadership behaviour; Mexico

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877804862     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437731311321904     Document Type: Article

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