Leadership and organizational politics: A multilevel review and framework for pragmatic deals

Politics in Organizations: Theory and Research Considerations

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 323-354

  Yammarino, Francis J ^a   Mumford, Michael D ^b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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