“Primus inter pares”: Leadership and culture in sweden

Culture and Leadership Across the World: The Globe Book of In-Depth Studies of 25 Societies

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 33-74

  Holmberg, Ingalill ^a   Akerblom, Staffan ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Institute of Management   (Sweden)

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EID: 84925751579     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203936665     Document Type: Chapter

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