In Search of phronesis: Leadership and the art of judgment

Academy of Management Learning and Education

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 224-243

  Shotter, John ^a,b   Tsoukas, Haridimos ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84903279682     PISSN: 1537260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amle.2013.0201     Document Type: Article

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