Examining the relationships between top management team psychological characteristics, transformational leadership, and business unit performance

The Handbook of Research on Top Management Teams

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 127-149

  Peterson, Suzanne J ^a   Zhang, Zhen ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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