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Legacy, leadership, and a leadership legacy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 April 2019

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Melanie M Kan*
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Department of Management, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
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Abstract

The nexus of legacy and leadership is an understudied area. Drawing on the legacy of leadership researcher, Professor Ken Parry, and incorporating several well supported themes of the phenomenon of leadership, the similarities between legacy and leadership are explored. Key themes include followership, sensemaking, change, context, the social influence process, and leadership as artifact.

Keywords

leadershipsensemakingrole of timeknowledge transfer
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Research Article
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Journal of Management & Organization , Volume 25 , Special Issue 3: ‘Take your Lead’: In Search of Very Short, Fairly Interesting, and Reasonably Impactful Contributions to the Future of Leadership Studies , May 2019 , pp. 382 - 385
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press and Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management 2019 

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