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Visionary leadership and strategic management

Westley, Frances, Mintzberg, Henry·1989·Strategic Management Journal
DOI 10.1002/smj.4250100704
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This paper describes the concept of visionary leadership in a new way, more suitable for strategic management. First, drawing on an account of theatre, it presents a model of visionary leadership as drama, an interaction of repetition, representation, and assistance. Second, considering the experiences of a number of visionary leaders, in terms of style, process, content, and context, the paper describes various types of visionary leadership—the creator, the proselytizer, the idealist, the bricoleur, and the diviner.

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Authors
Westley, F., & Mintzberg, H.
Venue
Strategic Management Journal
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1989
Volume
10
Issue
S1
Pages
17-32
ISSN
  • 0143-2095 (ISSN-L)
  • 1097-0266
DOI
10.1002/smj.4250100704
OpenAlex
W2072719475
Cited by
678
References
30
FWCI
38.92
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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