Emerging Insights in Leader Motivating Language Theory

This volume presents new research on a flourishing and evolving leader communication theory - motivating language. Divided into three parts, it explores the foundations of the field, its antecedents and outcomes, and its application in various industries and contexts. The authors re-examine the theoretical foundations of the theory and its potential in dialogic and virtual settings. They also explore various extensions of motivating language, including its applications during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Integrating a broad scope of approaches that draws from diverse fields, this work offers researchers in management, leadership, and business communication overviews of recent research as well as extensions of motivating language theory that will advance the field.

Chapter 1 Introduction: Welcome to Our Book. - Chapter 2 Building on a Cornerstone (the ABC s of Hands, Heart, and Spirit). - Chapter 3 Leader Motivating Language Theory: From Speech Acts to Aristotle s Rhetoric. - Chapter 4 A Meta-Analysis of Motivating Language and Follower Performance, Job Satisfaction, and Work Engagement. - Chapter 5 The Link Between Positive Organizational Communication and Motivating Language.