The impact of behavioral style assessment on organizational effectiveness: a call for action

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 314-322

  Mckenna, Mindi K ^a   Shelton, Charlotte D ^a   Darling, John R ^a  

^a ROCKHURST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Human resource management; Individual behaviour; Job evaluation; Organizational effectiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986156429     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730210441274     Document Type: Review

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