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Journal Title (hereafter known as the “Journal”):

Strategy & Leadership

Article Title (hereafter known as the “Work”):

Distributed Leadership: A Systematic Literature Review


 
Title

Dr.

Name

Bilal

Zaghmout

Job Title

MBA Program Director, Senior Lecturer in Business Management

Organisation

York St John University

Address

Republic Building 1 Clove Crescent

Address

County/State

London

Country

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

E14 2BA

Telephone

Fax

Email

b.zaghmout@yorksj.ac.uk


 
All author names

Zaghmout, Bilal; Harrison, Christian

All author email addresses

b.zaghmout@yorksj.ac.uk, C.Harrison2@bolton.ac.uk


 
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 Date

14-Feb-2025