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Leadership in a post-merger context: the importance of people skills over politics

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  • Heijltjes, M.G.

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  • Velde ter, H.

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  • Heijltjes, M.G. & Velde ter, H., 2005. "Leadership in a post-merger context: the importance of people skills over politics," Research Memorandum 058, Maastricht University, Maastricht Research School of Economics of Technology and Organization (METEOR).
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    DOI: 10.26481/umamet.2005058
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