Leading communities: capabilities and cultures

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 419-429

  Hartley, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Leadership; Local government; National cultures; Skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986133150     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730210449311     Document Type: Article

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