Living leadership: A systemic constructionist approach

Leadership

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 227-251

  Barge, J Kevin ^a   Fairhurst, Gail T ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Discourse; Leadership; Play; Positioning; Practical theory; Sensemaking; Social constructionism; Systemic

Indexed keywords

EID: 47849085081     PISSN: 17427150     EISSN: 17427169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1742715008092360     Document Type: Review

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