What is effective research leadership? A research-informed perspective

Higher Education Research and Development

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 46-58

  Evans, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

academic leadership; mentoring; researcher development; researchers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893701259     PISSN: 07294360     EISSN: 14698366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2013.864617     Document Type: Article

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