Niche construction and the evolution of leadership

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 291-306

  Spisak, Brian R ^a   O'Brien, Michael J ^b   Nicholson, Nigel ^c   Van Vugt, Mark ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84929177070     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amr.2013.0157     Document Type: Article

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