Prozac leadership and the limits of positive thinking

Leadership

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 87-107

  Collinson, David ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

critical leadership studies; excessive positivity; identity; power; Prozac leadership; resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859627703     PISSN: 17427150     EISSN: 17427169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1742715011434738     Document Type: Article

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