Emergent Leadership in the Group Goal-Setting Process

Small Group Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 475-496

  de Souza, Gita ^a   Klein, Howard J ^b  

^a Ohio State University ^*

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84970760780     PISSN: 10464964     EISSN: 15528278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046496495264002     Document Type: Article

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