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Do Theory and Techniques in Executive Coaching Matter More Than in Therapy?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2015

Jesse Segers*
Affiliation:
University of Antwerp
Daniël Vloeberghs
Affiliation:
University of Antwerp
*
E-mail: [email protected], Address: Faculty of Applied Economics, Management Department, University of Antwerp, City-Campus-Office Z508, Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium.

Abstract

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Copyright © Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2009 

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Footnotes

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Faculty of Applied Economics, Management Department, University of Antwerp, City-Campus-Office Z508, Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium.

We thank Ilke Inceoglu for her constructive comments on a previous version of this paper.

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