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Leadership

A communicative perspective

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ID5834147
AuthorsGail T Fairhurst (0000-0001-9225-8284, University of Cincinnati), Stacey L Connaughton (0000-0002-9787-7188, Purdue University West Lafayette)
Year2014
Volume10
Issue1
Pages7-35
Publication date2014-01-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLeadership (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1742-7150 • E-ISSN: 1742-7169
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1742715013509396
OpenAlexW2117443837
LanguageEN
Citations received82
References cited207

This paper reviews the literature on communication in organizations most relevant to the study of leadership. Although leadership communication research has a history of significant overlap with leadership psychology, the value commitments of a communicative orientation now find expression in a large body of extant literature that this paper reviews. These value commitments, which cross several theoretical paradigms, serve as the organizing framework for this paper. The paper concludes with a research agenda for future leadership communication research

Organizational communication · Value (mathematics · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Management and Organizational Studies · Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies

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