Dichotomies, dialectics and dilemmas: New directions for critical leadership studies?

Leadership

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 36-55

  Collinson, David ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

contradiction; denial; dialectics; Dichotomies; dilemmas; identity; paradox; power; tension

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891892355     PISSN: 17427150     EISSN: 17427169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1742715013510807     Document Type: Article

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