Social identity framing communication strategies for mobilizing social change

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 468-486

  Seyranian, Viviane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Environmental sustainability; Leadership; Social change; Social identity framing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901004298     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2013.10.013     Document Type: Article

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