Leadership is a concept defined in many different ways in the literature. Here it is defined as
a process whereby an individual influences other individuals to act to fulfill a common goal …

Much has been written about the nature of leadership communication; however, the linkage
often is limited to a view of communication as a strategic mechanism—or technique—to be …

Leadership has historically occupied the attention of organizational scholars. This chapter
addresses two central questions for leadership studies:(1) What counts as leadership? and …

Communication is a topic frequently linked to leadership; however, the linkage often is
limited to a view of communication as a tool to be employed by leaders in efforts to achieve …

This paper reviews the literature on communication in organizations most relevant to the
study of leadership. Although leadership communication research has a history of significant …

The present report contains an overview of research on leadership and communication; a
tentative definition of the concept” Communicative Leadership”; and key communication …

This entry provides a presentation of different leader–follower perspectives. Traditional
leadership research has a psychological orientation and focuses on leaders as persons …

The COVID-19 pandemic, a global public health crisis, has pushed the function of internal
communication to the forefront of organizations (Grates, 2020). The value of internal …

We have made great strides in leadership communication research and practice. We need
only look to International Journal of Business Communication's history to realize this …

This chapter reviews the history of leadership communication research from transmissional
views of communication to post-truth. We adopt a meta-theoretical lens to analyze this wide …