COMMUNICATIVE LEADERSHIP (Re)Contextualizing a Swedish Concept in Theory and within Organizational Settings

Solange Hamrin

Faculty of Natural Science, Technolology and MediaDoctoral thesis in Media and Communication Science

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Mid Sweden University Doctoral thesis 235, 2016ISSN 1652-893X, ISBN 978-91-88025-47-0www.miun.se

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