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Path-goal theory of leadership: Lessons, legacy, and a reformulated theory

House, Robert J.·1996·The Leadership Quarterly
DOI 10.1016/s1048-9843(96)90024-7
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Authors
House, R. J.
Venue
The Leadership Quarterly
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1996-09
Volume
7
Issue
3
Pages
323-352
ISSN
1048-9843 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/s1048-9843(96)90024-7
OpenAlex
W1966814609
Cited by
1,335
References
3
FWCI
27.54
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)

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