The challenge of transactional and transformational leadership in projects

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 365-375

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

^a EBS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b European Business School Paris   (France)

Author keywords

Leadership; Project; Temporary organizations; Transactional leadership; Transformational leadership

Indexed keywords

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

CONTEXT FACTORS; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESS; PROJECT; RESEARCH MODELS; TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP; TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP;

INNOVATION;

LEADERSHIP; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; THEORY;

EID: 84894287862     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2013.05.010     Document Type: Article

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