Inclusive leadership as a discursive-rhetorical practice: A conceptual framework of discourse, identity and power
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https://doi.org/10.29107/rr2026.3.7Słowa kluczowe:
przywództwo inkluzywne, przywództwo retoryczne, dyskurs, retoryka konstytutywna, władzaAbstrakt
Przywództwo inkluzywne jest najczęściej definiowane jako styl zachowania, klimat psychologiczny lub praktyka zarządzania, które promują partycypację, przynależność i uznanie. Chociaż podejścia te przyniosły istotne wnioski, nie wyjaśniają w pełni, w jaki sposób inkluzja jest podtrzymywana komunikacyjnie w organizacjach. Niniejszy artykuł przedstawia ramy koncepcyjne dla zrozumienia przywództwa inkluzywnego jako dyskursywno-retorycznej praktyki władzy. Opierając się na krytycznej syntezie narracyjnej teorii retoryki, badań nad dyskursem i badań nad przywództwem, artykuł dowodzi, że inkluzja nie jest stabilnym stanem organizacyjnym, lecz osiągnięciem komunikacyjnym. Badanie proponuje trójwymiarową ramę złożoną z konstrukcji dyskursywnej, formowania tożsamości i mediacji władzy, która wyjaśnia, w jaki sposób mechanizmy retoryczne (w szczególności logos, etos i patos) kształtują znaczenie inkluzji, legitymizują tożsamości organizacyjne i regulują partycypację w różnych warunkach instytucjonalnych. Poprzez integrację klasycznej retoryki ze współczesną teorią przywództwa, artykuł proponuje bardziej precyzyjny opis tego, jak inkluzja jest retorycznie umożliwiana, ograniczana i kwestionowana.
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