Nothing new under the sun: Transformational leadership from a historical perspective

Management Decision

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-95

  Humphreys, John H ^a   Einstein, Walter O ^b  

^a EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

History; Management; Transformational leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986121905     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251740310452934     Document Type: Article

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