Global leader development: An emerging research agenda

Career Development International

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 218-233

  Suutari, Vesa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VAASA   (Finland)

Author keywords

Competences; Globalization; Leadership; Management development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986170614     PISSN: 13620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13620430210431307     Document Type: Article

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