Understanding Leadership from the Inside Out: Assessing Leadership Potential Using Constructive-Developmental Theory

Journal of Management Inquiry

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 186-204

  Helsing, Deborah ^a   Howell, Annie ^b  

^a Minds at Work   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

leadership; person situation fit (PJF POF); training and development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897599511     PISSN: 10564926     EISSN: 15526542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1056492613500717     Document Type: Article

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