The Routledge Handbook of Organizational Leadership Communication / edited by Guowei Jian and Gail T. Fairhurst.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jian, Guowei, editor.

Fairhurst, Gail T., editor.

Series:

Routledge handbooks in communication studies.

Routledge Handbooks in Communication Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Leadership--Moral and ethical aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (439 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, [2025]

Summary:

This handbook captures a rapidly developing body of scholarship to map out the terrain of leadership communication and stimulate interdisciplinary dialogue among leadership communication scholars for future research.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Information

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

List of Contributors

Introduction

Leadership Communication as a Constitutive Social Process

Leadership Communication as Metadiscourse

The Organization of the Handbook

Theory

Context

Practice

The Future of Leadership Communication Research

Notes

References

Part I Theory

1 Leadership Communication from Collective Leadership Approaches

Communication in Collective Leadership Approaches

Communicative Approaches That See Collective Leadership as a "Type"

Communicative Approaches That See Leadership as a "Lens"

Power and Control in Communicative Leadership

Methodological Questions of Collective Leadership Approaches

2 Dialogical Leading

Articulating the Contours of Dialogue

Discursive Coordination

Holism

Tensionality

Generativity

Dialogical Leading

Dialogical Leading as Reflective Inquiry

Dialogical Leading as Relational Becoming

Future Research: The Role of Judgment and Multiple Conversational Modalities

3 Dialectical and Paradoxical Leadership Communication

Dialectics

Historical and Current Theory

Leadership Communication

Paradox

Discussion

Acknowledgement

4 Leadership Communication from a Cco Perspective

Leadership

The Communicative Constitution of Organization

The Montreal School and Ventriloquism

The Montreal School and Leadership

CCO and Leadership

Analysis

Conclusion

5 Leadership Communication from the Perspective of Leadership-As-Practice

Searching for "Communication" in L-A-P

Distinguishing Communication in L-A-P.

Constituting Leadership as Communicative Practice

Future Directions

6 Critical Perspectives on Leadership Communication

Gendered Leadership

Leadership, Power, and Communication

Toxic Leadership Communication

Prozac Leadership Communication

Power-Resistance Dialectics

7 The Dark Side of Leadership Communication

The Dark Side of Leadership Defined

Communication and the Dark Side of Leadership in Business

The Hazards of a Compelling Vision and a Unifying Ideology

Unidirectional Communication and Dark Side Leadership

Hubristic Leadership Communication

Subordination of the Self to Corporate Purpose

Bullshit and Lies in the Communication of Dark Side Leaders

8 The Ethics of Leadership Communication

Leadership Framing and Culture

The Problem: Moral Mindlessness and Organizational Communication Patterns

An Analogy: Mindfulness and High Reliability Organizing

A Theoretical Framework and Research Agenda for Leading Organizational Ethics

Preoccupation With Institutionalizing Ethical Excellence

Commitment to Interpersonal Consideration

Reluctance to Simplify Ethical Applications

Deference to Embodied Moral Knowing

Sensitivity to the Ethics of Operations (SEO)

9 Identity-Constitutive Leadership Communication: Discourse, Crisis, And Morality

Identity-Constitutive Leadership Communication: A Focused Perspective

A Caveat: Clarification Does Not Equate to Simplification

Perspectives That Enable Analysis of How Communication Constitutes Leader Identity

Cognitive/Psychological and Discursive Perspectives Contrasted

Membership Categorization: Clarity (But Not Consistency) of Categories and Features.

Discourse Analysis: Clarity as a Discursive Accomplishment Constructed in Talk

Communication as Constitutive of Organization (CCO): Leadership as Authority and "Making a Difference" in Communication Events

Two Illustrative Types of Leader Identity Born of Crisis and Morality

Leader Identity as Perpetual Savior From a Permanent State of Crisis

Leader Identity as Legitimated Guardian/Exemplar of Morality and Ethics

Future Research: Leadership and Leader Identity Born of Discursive Clarity

10 Leadership Communication and Social Influence

Situating Influence in the Contemporary Context

Tracing the Evolution of Social Influence Theory and Practice

Implications of Applying Emergent Views of Communication, Influence, and Leadership

Multiple Contributors to Formal and Informal Influence

Leader-Follower Reciprocal Influence

Leadership Resonance, Activation, and Cultivation

Future Directions in Social Influence Scholarship and Professional Practice

Part II Context

11 Leadership Communication from the Perspective of Leader-Member Exchange

The Evolution of Leader-Member Exchange Theory

Vertical Dyad Linkage Model

Leader-Member Exchange Theory

Leadership Making

Beyond the Leader-Member Dyad

Leader-Member Exchange Theoretical Underpinnings and Outcomes

The Communicative Nature of Leader-Member Exchange Theory

Leader-Member Relationships: From Positive and Prosocial to Challenging and Antagonistic

Leader-Member Exchange and the Employee Experience

Beyond the Dyad: Leader-Member Exchange and Peer and Team Relationships

Implications and Future Directions

Pragmatic Implications: Why Does LMX Matter to Me?

Future Research Directions

12 Leadership Communication and Workplace Mentoring

Introduction.

Understanding Mentoring as Developmental Relational Processes

Traditional and Alternative Forms of Mentoring

Traditional Forms of Mentoring

Leadership Communication for Traditional Dyadic Mentoring Relationships

Matching Mentee-Mentor

Socializing Mentees Through Role Development Processes

Navigating Negative Mentoring Experiences

Alternative Forms of Mentoring

Reverse Mentoring

Collaborative Mentoring

Mentoring Networks

Episodic Mentoring

Advocate Mentoring

Leadership Communication in Alternative Mentoring

Generating Meaningful Mentoring Conversations

Developing Care and Justice-Centered Leadership

Summary

Future Directions for Mentoring and Leadership Research and Practice

Mentoring and Workplace Technology

Mentoring During Crisis and Disruption

Mentoring, Intersectional Power, and Organizational Inclusivity

Mentoring Beyond U.S.-European Workplaces

Note

13 Leadership Communication in Work Teams

Defining Leadership Influence in Teams

Formal Leadership Communication in Teams

Transformational Or Charismatic Leadership Theory

Relational Leadership Theories

Functional Leadership Theory

Informal Leadership in Teams

Informal Leadership and Verbal Communication

The Role of Turn-Taking and Conversation Shares

The Role of the Communicative Content

Informal Leadership and Nonverbal Communication

Implications for Team Leadership in Practice

Directions for Future Research

14 Leadership Communication in Hybrid and Virtual Contexts

Defining Virtual Work, Hybrid Work, and Virtual Leadership

Themes in Virtual Leadership Research

Virtual Leadership as Constituted By Communication

Virtual Leadership Communication as Related to Virtual Team and Organizational Outcomes.

Virtual Leadership Communication as Navigating Paradox and Tension

Virtual Leadership Communication as Limiting and Manifesting Equity and Inclusion

Evidence-Based Practical Tips

Prioritize Relationship Cultivation

Make and Take Space for All Team Members to Participate

Utilize Communication Mediums Strategically

Take Advantage of Available Training and Development Opportunities

Future Research Agenda

15 Leadership Communication In Interorganizational Collaboration

Background On Interorganizational Collaboration

Authority as the Central Concept for IOC Leadership Communication

Distinct Leadership Challenges of Interorganizational Collaboration

Trust and Legitimacy

Interaction Design

Boundary Spanning and Translation

Visibility

Organizationality

16 Leadership Communication in the Context of Organizational Change

Leadership Communication as Change Information Management

Leadership Communication as Influential Communicative Performance

Conversational Performance

Narrative Performance

Rhetorical Performance

Performance of Paradox

Leadership Communication as Discursive Struggle Over Power and Control

17 Leadership Communication and Resistance

Overview: Conceptualizing Leadership and Resistance

Episodic Power - Viewing Leadership as Individuals Carrying Out Organizational Roles

Leadership as Organizational Agent(s) Overcoming Resistance

Leadership as Organizational Agent(s) Harnessing Dissent

Systemic Power - Understanding Leadership in the Critique of Domination and Subjectification

Resisting Hegemonic Leadership

Resistance as Leadership.

Agenda for Future Research.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781003380115

1003380115

9781040340233

1040340237

OCLC:

1509360201