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    Gerard George

  2. Virginia Commonwealth University, USA

    Randall G. Sleeth

  3. Oregon Institute of Technology, USA

    Mark A. Siders

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George, G., Sleeth, R.G. & Siders, M.A. Organizing Culture: Leader Roles, Behaviors, and Reinforcement Mechanisms. Journal of Business and Psychology 13, 545–560 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022923005165

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