Leadership as work-embedded influence: A micro-discursive analysis of an everyday interaction in a bank

Leadership

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 159-184

  Larsson, Magnus ^a   Lundholm, Susanne E ^b  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Identity; Influence; Leadership; Micro discourse; Values; Vision; Work practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954918669     PISSN: 17427150     EISSN: 17427169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1742715010363208     Document Type: Article

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