Leadership discourse

Judith Baxter

doi:10.1002/9781118611463.wbielsi084

Leadership discourse

Judith Baxter

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Abstract

Leadership discourse is both a type of discourse and an emerging field of study. The field examines the ways in which senior people construct their identities through interaction in business and professional settings such as meetings, interviews, and conference calls. The study of leadership discourse has moved away from psychological approaches based on charisma and communication skills, and toward social constructionist and discursive perspectives of how leadership is enacted and performed. Focusing principally on spoken interactions, this article explores definitions of leadership and discourse, the relationship between the two concepts, and the theoretical antecedents of the field of study. It also identifies the major methodological approaches used to analyze leadership discourse with examples from the work of scholars deploying each approach. The article concludes with some reflections on future directions for this field.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The encyclopedia of language and social interaction
Editors	Karen Tracy, Cornelia Ilie, Todd Sandel
Place of Publication	Boston (US)
Publisher	Wiley
Pages	953-962
Number of pages	10
Volume	3
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-118-61146-3
ISBN (Print)	978-1-118-61110-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118611463.wbielsi084
Publication status	Published - 27 May 2015

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Name	ICAZ - Wiley Blackwell-ICA International Encyclopedias of Communication

Keywords

professional identities
leadership
linguistic interactions

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Feminist poststructural discourse analysis
Baxter, J., 27 May 2015, The international encyclopaedia of language and social interaction. Tracy, K., Ilie, C. & Sandel, T. (eds.). Boston (US): Wiley, Vol. 1. p. 613-618 6 p. (ICAZ - Wiley Blackwell-ICA International Encyclopedias of Communication).
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Heteroglossia
Baxter, J., 27 May 2015, The international encyclopaedia of language and social interaction. Tracy, K., Ilie, C. & Sandel, T. (eds.). Boston (US): Wiley, Vol. 2. p. 734-745 12 p. (ICAZ - Wiley Blackwell-ICA International Encyclopedias of Communication).
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Leadership discourse

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Feminist poststructural discourse analysis

Heteroglossia

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