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Personal Factors Associated with Leadership: A Survey of the Literature
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(1948). Personal Factors Associated with Leadership: A Survey of the Literature. The Journal of Psychology: Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 35-71.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Stogdill, R. M.
- Venue
- The Journal of Psychology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1948-01
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 35-71
- ISSN
- 0022-3980 (ISSN-L)
- 1940-1019
- OpenAlex
- W2154137818
- Cited by
- 2,535
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 118.59
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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