Audience perceptions of charismatic and non-charismatic oratory: The case of management gurus

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 22-32

  Clark, Timothy ^a   Greatbatch, David ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Charismatic oratory; Management gurus; Speaker effectiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951725935     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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