Societal culture and leadership in Germany

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

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 147-214

  Brodbeck, Felix C ^a   Frese, Michael ^b,c  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84925817519     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203936665     Document Type: Chapter

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