Critical leadership studies: The case for critical performativity

Human Relations

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 367-390

  Alvesson, Mats ^a   Spicer, André ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

critical management studies; deliberation; leadership; performativity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857872727     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726711430555     Document Type: Article

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