Small stories, positioning, and the discursive construction of leader identity in business meetings

Leadership

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 99-117

  Clifton, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE VALENCIENNES   (France)

Author keywords

discourse; leader identity; Leadership; narrative; positioning; small stories

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891892647     PISSN: 17427150     EISSN: 17427169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1742715013504428     Document Type: Article

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