Leading from the middle: surviving the squeeze of apparently irreconcilable forces

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 361-371

  Gabel, Stewart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Leadership; Managers; Organizational structure; Personal needs; Subordinates

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986173209     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730210446080     Document Type: Article

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