The Interpersonal Dynamics of Emotion

The Interpersonal Dynamics of Emotion
Author: Gerben A. van Kleef
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2016-04-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1107048249

Emotional expressions are omnipresent, but how do they influence us? This book highlights the pervasive interpersonal effects of emotions.

The Implications of Leader-follower Congruence on Co-production of Leadership Beliefs for Leader and Follower Outcomes

The Implications of Leader-follower Congruence on Co-production of Leadership Beliefs for Leader and Follower Outcomes
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2016
Genre: Electronic books
ISBN:

Within organizations there are leaders and there are followers; if there were no followers then leaders would not have anyone to lead. However, leadership is not one person but instead a process in which followers can affect and inhibit leaders’ productivity in active ways. Thus, there is a need to study followers and their ability to impact leaders and organizations. Within academic research, the primary focus has been on leadership and what constitutes an effective leader.. Researchers recently have developed the concept of co-production of leadership beliefs (CPLBs), which are the beliefs that an individual holds that followers should partner with leaders to work together to achieve the highest levels of productivity. CPLB congruence may be successful in predicting leader and follower outcomes because CPLBs focus on how followers’ roles are viewed and how followers should behave in relation to leaders in organizations to assist in the leadership process. Survey data was collected from 69 established leader-subordinate dyads within two different organizations measuring CPLBs and outcomes, including liking, relationship quality, turnover intentions, employee voice, constructive resistance, job satisfaction, and job performance. Polynomial regression with response surface modeling was utilized to test the hypotheses. Twenty-seven polynomial regressions were investigated, and three regressions had significant R2 values. Results revealed that employee voice is highest when the leader has high levels of proactive CPLBs. Additionally, LMX rated by the follower was lowest when the leader had high levels of obedience CPLBs, especially when the follower had low levels of obedience CPLBs. Similar results were found for obedience CPLBs and followers’ liking of their leaders . These results suggest that the congruence of leader and follower CPLBs may not be as important as originally believed, but that leader CPLBs may be more impactful independently on follower outcomes. This was particularly the case for leaders’ obedience CPLBs, which were negatively related to follower constructive resistance, employee voice, followers’ liking of their leader, and follower-rated LMX. Future research should continue to clarify the importance of leader versus follower CPLBs and how they combine to predict relationship and performance outcomes.

Leader-Follower Extraversion Congruence and Follower Perceptions of Transformational Leadership

Leader-Follower Extraversion Congruence and Follower Perceptions of Transformational Leadership
Author: George A. Hrivnak
Publisher:
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2008
Genre:
ISBN:

Using polynomial regression and response surface modeling in a lagged field study, we examine relationships among leader and follower extraversion fit and follower ratings of transformational leadership. This paper builds on prior research investigating the influence that leader and follower personality factors have on follower perceptions of leadership. Data from a sample of 117 Naval Midshipmen dyads suggest that leader-follower extraversion congruence at Time 1 was positively related to higher follower ratings of transformational leadership at Time 2. The implications of these findings are discussed with respect to perceptions and attributions of leadership, the potential role that extraversion congruence may play in the development of leader-follower relationships, and the role of personality across different fit contexts.

Igniting the Fire Between Leaders and Followers

Igniting the Fire Between Leaders and Followers
Author: Russell P. Guay
Publisher:
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2011
Genre: Job satisfaction
ISBN:

Transformational leaders inspire followers to perform beyond expectations and to become transformational leaders themselves. Research evidence shows that transformational leadership has positive effects on people, teams, organizations, and nations. In addition to producing higher levels of follower performance, transformational leadership results in increased follower satisfaction and commitment. However, there is still much to be learned about the complex set of antecedents that predict perceptions of transformational leader behaviors, and research is scarce regarding moderators that impact the relationship between leader behavior and follower outcomes. Most research regarding antecedents of transformational leadership has focused on leader personality and other individual differences, but there are other potential predictors not addressed in the literature, such as how the match between a leader and the situation influences transformational leadership. This study expanded upon previous research by examining the constructs of person-organization fit, person-job fit (demands-abilities and needs-supplies), and motivation to lead as predictors of transformational leader behavior. Because followers' fit with the situation may influence their receptiveness to transformational leadership, I also examined follower perceptions of person-supervisor fit and person-organization fit as moderators of the relationship between transformational leadership and follower outcomes. I hypothesized that these relationships would be stronger for those with higher levels of fit perceptions and recruited participants from multiple organizations to test the hypotheses. A sample of 215 leaders across 10 organizations provided self-report data regarding the proposed antecedents, as well as their personality characteristics, the need for change in their work unit, and the performance of their followers.

Authentic Leadership and Followership

Authentic Leadership and Followership
Author: Dorianne Cotter-Lockard
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2017-12-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3319653075

This book shines a spotlight on two missing foci of authentic leadership research: international and follower perspectives. The concept of ‘authenticity’ has been in vogue since the times of Greek philosophy, but it wasn’t until the 1990s that leadership scholars seriously began to study the topic of authentic leadership. This new collection brings together empirical research and theoretical contributions to provide insights into the follower perspectives of authentic leadership around the world. Covering topics such as leader self-awareness, gender, psychological capital, embodied leadership and followership, and unethical conduct, the book features a Foreword written by William L. Gardner, one of the original scholars on authentic leadership.

Exploring Distance in Leader-follower Relationships

Exploring Distance in Leader-follower Relationships
Author: Michelle C. Bligh
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2013
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1848726023

Leaders face new challenges as they cope with changes in culture, technology and the workplace. In this edited volume, based on a conference at Claremont, scholars of leadership studies from three continents discuss the latest psychological research on interpersonal leader-follower relations. The book tackles the impact of distance - physical, interpersonal and social - on our organizations, governments and societies.

The Moderation Role of Leader-follower Distance with Transformational Leadership, Follower Engagement and Follower Outcomes

The Moderation Role of Leader-follower Distance with Transformational Leadership, Follower Engagement and Follower Outcomes
Author: Penni P. Wolfgramm
Publisher:
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2013
Genre: Followership
ISBN:

This research examined the links between transformational leadership and four follower (i.e. direct report) outcomes in a moderated mediation model where leader-follower distance moderated the relationship between transformational leadership and follower engagement. The four outcomes were in-role performance (IRP), organisational citizenship behaviour towards both the individual (OCBI) and the organisation (OCBO) and negative job carry-over (NJC). A cross-sectional research design was employed where 121 followers of 35 leaders from various occupations employed in two national manufacturing organisations based in New Zealand responded to a survey. The survey was designed to measure transformational leadership, follower engagement, four follower outcome variables (IRP, OCBI, OCBO and NJC) and three leader-follower distance variables (physical distance, social distance and frequency of interaction). Regarding direct relationships, transformational leadership was positively related to follower engagement and follower engagement was positively related to IRP, OCBI and OCBO. The findings confirmed follower engagement mediated the relationship between transformational leadership and IRP, OCBI and OCBO. All three leader-follower distance variables did not moderate the transformational leadership to follower engagement relationship. Taken together, these findings suggest that leaders who have a transformational leadership style enhance the job performance of followers by engaging them. The influence of transformational leaders on the engagement of followers may not be affected by the distance between them. These findings have implications for organisations that are mindful of ways to encourage work engagement and job performance and these are considered along with the limitations and avenues for future research.

Follower-Centered Perspectives on Leadership

Follower-Centered Perspectives on Leadership
Author: Mary Uhl-Bien
Publisher: IAP
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2009-03-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1607527022

The majority of leadership theories and studies have tended to emphasize the personal background, personality traits, perceptions, and actions of leaders. From this perspective, the followers have been viewed as recipients or moderators of the leader's influence, and as vehicles for the actualization of the leader's vision, mission or goals. One of the major challengers of this dominant view was the late James R. Meindl. As an alternative to the leader-centric perspective on leadership, Meindl offered a follower-centric approach that views both leadership and its consequences as largely constructed by followers and hence influenced by followers' cognitive processes and inter-follower social influence processes. As a tribute to Jim Meindl and his contributions to the field of leadership studies, Information Age Publishing is releasing a book on follower-centered approaches to leadership. The book covers a wide variety of perspectives that acknowledge the active roles of followers in the leadership process. These include the psychoanalytical perspective, leadership categorization theory, social identity theory, the shared leadership approach, attribution of charisma through social networks, the role of the media in constructing images of the leader, the social construction of followership, vision implementation by followers and a post modern approach to followership. It is hoped that the volume will provoke readers to reflect upon and extend Jim Meindl's seminal work on followership. ars and practitioners curious about the nature of research on leadership, both those with much research exposure and those new to the field.