Managerial Leadership(1st Edition) by PeterL. Wright Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 1995 by Intl Thomson Business Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-415-11069-3, ISBN: 0-415-11069-6
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The coloured worker in British industry with special reference to the Midlands and North of England (Institute of Race Relations) by PeterL. Wright Hardcover, 264 Pages, Published 1968 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-218176-3, ISBN: 0-19-218176-9
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Managerial Leadership by PeterL. Wright Hardcover, 262 Pages, Published 1995 by Thomson Learning ISBN-13: 978-0-415-11068-6, ISBN: 0-415-11068-8
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