Leadership in Uganda, Barbados, Canada and the USA: Exploratory perspectives

African Journal of Economic and Management Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 201-222

  Acquaah, Moses ^a   Zoogah, David B ^a   Ford, David ^b   Punnett, Betty Jane ^c  

^a Canada   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Africa; Diaspora; Effective leadership; International human resource management; Leadership; Management studies; National cultures; Research work; Uganda

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986159791     PISSN: 20400705     EISSN: 20400713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/AJEMS-May-2012-0030     Document Type: Article

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