Novel and progressive – or traditional and reproductive? critical discourse analysis on celebrity executives’ ideological talk

Kuuluisia yritysjohtajia seurataan intensiivisesti julkisessa keskustelussa, ja heitä pidetään aikamme supersankareina. Heidän näkemyksiään ylistetään, ja yritysten menestyksen uskotaan seuraavan nerokkaan johtajuuden tuloksena. Samaan aikaan yritykset ovat tunnistaneet myyttisten tarinoiden luomise...

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Main Author: Kansikas, Juha Petteri
Other Authors: Kauppakorkeakoulu, School of Business and Economics, Taloustieteet, Business and Economics, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2021
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