Lessons from leadership theory and the contemporary challenges of leaders

Public Administration Review

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 553-565

  Van Wart, Montgomery ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84880046586     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/puar.12069     Document Type: Article

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