Competence in command: recent R&D in the London Fire Brigade

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 261-279

  Burke, Eugene ^a  

^a London Fire and Civil Defence Authority   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fire safety; Fire services; Leadership; Organizational decision making

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986037985     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683949710174865     Document Type: Article

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