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Transformational and transactional leadership and employee’s entrepreneurial behavior in knowledge–intensive industries

Bilal AfsarDepartment of Management Science, Hazara University Mansehra, Mansehra, PakistanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yuosre F. BadirSchool of Management, Asian Institute of Technology, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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Bilal Bin SaeedDepartment of Management Science, COMSATS Abbottabad, Abbottabad, Pakistan
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Shakir HafeezDepartment of Management Science, COMSATS Abbottabad, Abbottabad, Pakistan
Pages 307-332 | Published online: 17 Oct 2016

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