Perceptions of authority and leadership: A cross-national, cross-generational investigation

Managing the New Workforce: International Perspectives on the Millennial Generation

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 281-306

  Deal, Jennifer J ^a   Stawiski, Sarah ^b   Graves, Laura M ^c   Gentry, William A ^d   Ruderman, Marian ^e   Weber, Todd J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^f CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84881740047     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9780857933010.00019     Document Type: Chapter

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