The power of signaling: presidential leadership and rhetoric over 20 years

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Kiessling T., Martin T. M., Yaşar B.

LEADERSHIP & ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL, vol.38, no.5, pp.662-678, 2017 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 38 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1108/lodj-03-2016-0059
  • Journal Name: LEADERSHIP & ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.662-678
  • Keywords: Leadership, Rhetoric, Stock market, President, CHARISMATIC LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, PERCEPTIONS, CRISIS, STRATEGIES, REPUTATION, RESPONSES, CYNICISM, POLITICS, BEHAVIOR
  • TED University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore the power of leadership rhetoric with a theoretical foundation of signaling theory. Past research mostly focus on followers and not other stakeholders and the authors attempt to fill that research gap.