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Dominant Leaders and the Political Psychology of Followership. / Petersen, Michael Bang; Laustsen, Lasse.

I: Current Opinion in Psychology, Bind 33, 06.2020, s. 136-141.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift/Konferencebidrag i tidsskrift /Bidrag til avis › Review › Forskning › peer review

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Petersen, MB & Laustsen, L 2020, 'Dominant Leaders and the Political Psychology of Followership', Current Opinion in Psychology, bind 33, s. 136-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2019.07.005

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Petersen, M. B., & Laustsen, L. (2020). Dominant Leaders and the Political Psychology of Followership. Current Opinion in Psychology, 33, 136-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2019.07.005

CBE

Petersen MB, Laustsen L. 2020. Dominant Leaders and the Political Psychology of Followership. Current Opinion in Psychology. 33:136-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2019.07.005

MLA

Petersen, Michael Bang og Lasse Laustsen. "Dominant Leaders and the Political Psychology of Followership". Current Opinion in Psychology. 2020, 33. 136-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2019.07.005

Vancouver

Petersen MB, Laustsen L. Dominant Leaders and the Political Psychology of Followership. Current Opinion in Psychology. 2020 jun.;33:136-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2019.07.005

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Petersen, Michael Bang ; Laustsen, Lasse. / Dominant Leaders and the Political Psychology of Followership. I: Current Opinion in Psychology. 2020 ; Bind 33. s. 136-141.

Bibtex

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