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No More Heroes: Critical Perspectives on Leadership Romanticism

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No More Heroes: Critical Perspectives on Leadership Romanticism. / Collinson, David Leonard; Smolovic-Jones, Owain; Grint, Keith.
In: Organization Studies, Vol. 39, No. 11, 01.11.2018, p. 1625-1647.

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Collinson, DL, Smolovic-Jones, O & Grint, K 2018, 'No More Heroes: Critical Perspectives on Leadership Romanticism', Organization Studies, vol. 39, no. 11, pp. 1625-1647. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840617727784

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Collinson, D. L., Smolovic-Jones, O., & Grint, K. (2018). No More Heroes: Critical Perspectives on Leadership Romanticism. Organization Studies, 39(11), 1625-1647. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840617727784

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Collinson DL, Smolovic-Jones O, Grint K. No More Heroes: Critical Perspectives on Leadership Romanticism. Organization Studies. 2018 Nov 1;39(11):1625-1647. Epub 2017 Oct 23. doi: 10.1177/0170840617727784

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Collinson, David Leonard ; Smolovic-Jones, Owain ; Grint, Keith. / No More Heroes : Critical Perspectives on Leadership Romanticism. In: Organization Studies. 2018 ; Vol. 39, No. 11. pp. 1625-1647.

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