Leadership, passion and performance: A study of job creation projects during the recession

British Journal of Management

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 211-224

  Patel, Pankaj C ^a   Thorgren, Sara ^b   Wincent, Joakim ^b,c  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

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EID: 84927796503     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.12092     Document Type: Article

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