Behavioural indicators of perceived managerial and leadership effectiveness within Romanian and British public sector hospitals

European Journal of Training and Development

Volumn 36, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 234-261

  Garavan, Thomas N ^a   Hamlin, Robert G ^a   Patel, Taran ^a  

^a GRENOBLE ECOLE DE MANAGEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Behavioural indicators; Cross nation research; Hospitals; Leadership; Managerial leadership effectiveness; Managers; Public sector organizations; Romania; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986085963     PISSN: 20469012     EISSN: 20469020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090591211204733     Document Type: Article

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