The symbolic violence of leadership: A critical hermeneutic study of leadership and succession in a British organization in the post-Soviet context

Human Relations

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 875-903

  Robinson, Sarah K ^a   Kerr, Ron ^b,c  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Charisma; Leadership; Legacy; Legitimation; Post Soviet; Succession; Symbolic violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 65649087491     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726709104546     Document Type: Article

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