The power of leading subtly: Alan Greenspan, rhetorical leadership, and monetary policy

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 87-104

  Bligh, Michelle C ^a   Hess, Gregory D ^b  

^a CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic; Leadership; Monetary policy; Rhetoric

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947212439     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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