The Structure of Leadership: Presidents, Hierarchies, and Information Flow

Presidential Studies Quarterly

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 333-360

  Rudalevige, Andrew ^a  

^a DICKINSON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 85080649031     PISSN: 03604918     EISSN: 17415705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-5705.2005.00252.x     Document Type: Article

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