Leader-follower perspectives
Simonsson, Charlotte LU
(2018)
- Abstract
- This entry provides a presentation of different leader-follower perspectives. Traditional leadership research has a psychological orientation and focuses on leaders as persons. Leaders are conceptualized as active communicators and subordinates/followers as more or less passive recipients, which implies a monologic, transmission-oriented view of communication. In recent years, there has been a turn in leadership research with an increased focus on leadership as a mutual, discursive process. Followers are conceptualized as co-producers of leadership, and leadership is conceived as dynamic, fluent process with interchanging roles. The notion of leadership as a social, discursive process goes hand in hand with a dialogic, constructionist view... (More)
- This entry provides a presentation of different leader-follower perspectives. Traditional leadership research has a psychological orientation and focuses on leaders as persons. Leaders are conceptualized as active communicators and subordinates/followers as more or less passive recipients, which implies a monologic, transmission-oriented view of communication. In recent years, there has been a turn in leadership research with an increased focus on leadership as a mutual, discursive process. Followers are conceptualized as co-producers of leadership, and leadership is conceived as dynamic, fluent process with interchanging roles. The notion of leadership as a social, discursive process goes hand in hand with a dialogic, constructionist view of communication. (Less)
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- Simonsson, Charlotte
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- 2018
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- The international encyclopedia of strategic communication
- editor
- Heath, R. L. and Johansen, Winni
- publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
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- 978-1-119-01071-5
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- English
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abstract = {{This entry provides a presentation of different leader-follower perspectives. Traditional leadership research has a psychological orientation and focuses on leaders as persons. Leaders are conceptualized as active communicators and subordinates/followers as more or less passive recipients, which implies a monologic, transmission-oriented view of communication. In recent years, there has been a turn in leadership research with an increased focus on leadership as a mutual, discursive process. Followers are conceptualized as co-producers of leadership, and leadership is conceived as dynamic, fluent process with interchanging roles. The notion of leadership as a social, discursive process goes hand in hand with a dialogic, constructionist view of communication.}},
author = {{Simonsson, Charlotte}},
booktitle = {{The international encyclopedia of strategic communication}},
editor = {{Heath, R. L. and Johansen, Winni}},
isbn = {{978-1-119-01071-5}},
language = {{eng}},
publisher = {{Wiley-Blackwell}},
title = {{Leader-follower perspectives}},
year = {{2018}},
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