The Romance of Leadership

Meindl, James R., Ehrlich, Sanford B., Dukerich, Janet M.·1985·Administrative Science Quarterly

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Authors: Meindl, J. R., Ehrlich, S. B., & Dukerich, J. M.
Venue: Administrative Science Quarterly
Publisher: JSTOR
Published: 1985-03
Volume: 30
Issue: 1
Pages: 78
ISSN: 0001-8392 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.2307/2392813
OpenAlex: W4246442029
Cited by: 1,258
References: 0
FWCI: 36.86
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed

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