What is it about?
This paper aims to uncover emerging followership discourses and themes. The study applies the World Café approach, an unconventional qualitative data collection method, for followership research and studies, highlighting its importance in gathering dialogue and participatory-based data. Additionally, the research presents a novel effort to explore the influence of historical and current trends in followership discourses.
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Why is it important?
This paper will be beneficial to scholars and practitioners who are seeking understanding on how to build, recognize and appreciate a followership culture within their environment, including management development and related educational programs.
Perspectives
This study adopts the World Café approach, an unconventional qualitative data collection method for followership research and studies, highlighting its potential within participatory research. Additionally, the research presents a novel effort to explore the influence of historical and current trends in followership discourses.
Eric Kaufman
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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This page is a summary of: How do we talk about followership? Uncovering followership discourse(s) through World Café, The Journal of Management Development, March 2025, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/jmd-08-2024-0262.
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