Leadership in temporary organizations: A review of leadership theories and a research agenda

Project Management Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 52-67

  Tyssen, Ana K ^a   Wald, Andreas ^b   Spieth, Patrick ^c  

^a Bosch Security Systems   (Germany)

^b European Business School Paris   (France)

^c EBS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

leadership; leadership theory; project; team; temporary organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890852167     PISSN: 87569728     EISSN: 19389507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pmj.21380     Document Type: Review

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