Papering the cracks with discourse: The narrative identity of the authentic leader

Leadership

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 89-108

  Shaw, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Authentic leadership; Cavarero; Materiality; Narrative identity; Narrative theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649249352     PISSN: 17427150     EISSN: 17427169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1742715009359237     Document Type: Article

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