Blending existentialist and constructionist approaches in leadership studies: An exploratory account

Leadership and Organization Development Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 409-425

  Ford, Jackie ^a   Lawler, John ^b  

^a BRADFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Leadership; Social processes

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547107113     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730710761724     Document Type: Article

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