Exploring commitment and leadership in volunteer organizations

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 256-263

  Catano, Victor M ^a   Pond, Morgan ^a   Kevin Kelloway, E ^a  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corporate culture; Leadership; Trade unions; Voluntary organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986120214     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730110403187     Document Type: Article

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