Technical Communication Quarterly Apr 2021

Leadership Communication in the STEM Workplace: A Qualitative Study

Amy Koerber Texas Tech University ; Joseph Provencher Texas Tech University ; Jesse Starkey

Abstract

As the need for more attention to leadership in the STEM professions has become apparent, it has also become clear that much remains unknown about this subject. To explore how communication scholars might contribute to these scholarly conversations, the interview results presented in this article reveal some of the ways in which effective communication might enable STEM professionals to achieve leadership orientations identified in previous research.

Journal
Technical Communication Quarterly
Published
2021-04-03
DOI
10.1080/10572252.2020.1794047
Open Access
Closed
Topics
qualitative research

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