Correlates of perceived leadership style in a culturally mixed environment

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 275-284

  Yousef, Darwish A ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Leadership; Management styles; National cultures

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986133148     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437739810234341     Document Type: Article

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