Reframing The Art of Framing: Problems and Prospects for Leadership

Leadership

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 165-185

  Fairhurst, Gail T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

communication; framing; leadership; management of meaning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990374193     PISSN: 17427150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1742715005051857     Document Type: Article

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