Leadership influence in a high power distance and collectivist culture

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 414-426

  Fikret Pasa, Selda ^a  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Influence; Managers; National cultures; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986104165     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730010379258     Document Type: Article

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