Managers’ outward influence tactics and their consequences: An exploratory study

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 300-308

  Gupta, Sanjay ^a   Case, Thomas L ^b  

^a VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Georgia)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (Georgia)

Author keywords

Authority; Individual behaviour; Influence; Managers; Models

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986163989     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437739910292616     Document Type: Article

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