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Grint, Keith and Jackson, Brad. (2010) Toward 'socially constructive' social constructions of leadership. Management Communication Quarterly, Vol.24 (No.2). pp. 348-355. ISSN 0893-3189

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0893318909359086

Abstract

In their introductory editorial essay for this special issue, David Grant and Gail Fairhurst have done us a great service by valiantly producing a "Sailing Guide" to the Social Construction of Leadership (Fairhurst & Grant, 2010). As with rounding the Capes, this is not a task for the faint of heart. A sailing guide is designed to provide vital knowledge about a particular sea or coast, providing us with charts, warnings about potential hazards and an indication where we might find safe havens in a storm. Their sailing guide does this to great effect as it skilfully "boxes the compass" by revealing all of the potential directions that one might set one‟s sail by if one was sufficiently foolhardy to embark on a cruise of the social construction of leadership!

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > International Centre for Governance & Public Management Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Leadership -- Research, Social constructionism
Journal or Publication Title:	Management Communication Quarterly
Publisher:	Sage Publications, Inc.
ISSN:	0893-3189
Date:	May 2010
Volume:	Vol.24
Number:	No.2
Number of Pages:	8
Page Range:	pp. 348-355
Identification Number:	10.1177/0893318909359086
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
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URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/3608