Pivotal leadership and the art of conversation

Leadership

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 56-78

  Barge, J Kevin ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

academic leadership; communication; conversation; department head; Leadership; social constructionism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891896345     PISSN: 17427150     EISSN: 17427169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1742715013511739     Document Type: Article

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