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| Author: | Emrich, C. G. |
| Title: | Images in Words: Presidential Rhetoric, Charisma, and Greatness |
| Journal: | Administrative Science Quarterly
2001 : SEP, VOL. 46:3, p. 527-557 |
| Index terms: | TOP MANAGEMENT IMAGE ANALYTICAL REVIEW LEADERSHIP |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The authors analyzed two sets of U.S. presidents' speeches to determine whether their propensities to convey images in words were linked to perceptions of their charisma and greatness. As predicted, presidents who engaged in more image-based rhetoric in their inaugural addresses were rated higher in charisma. Presidents who engaged in more image-based rhetoric in speeches that historians considered their most significant ones were rated higher in both charisma and greatness. Together, these findings suggest that the successful articulation and enactment of a leader's vision may rest on his or her ability to paint followers a verbal picture of what can be accomplished with their help. |
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