When Do Team Members Share the Lead? A Social Network Analysis

Leadership Research Summary: Shared leadership is not only about individual team members engaging in leadership, but also about team members adopting the complementary follower role. However, the question of what enables team members to fill in each of these roles and the corresponding influence of formal leaders have remained largely unexplored. Using a social network […]

Authentic leadership: application to women leaders

Leadership Research Summary: The purpose of this perspective study was to present the argument that authentic leadership is a gendered representation of leadership. Researchers first provide a brief history of leadership theories and definitions of authentic leadership. The study then critique authentic leadership and offer arguments to support the premise that authentic leadership is not […]

The role of diverse leadership styles in teaching to sustain academic excellence at secondary level

Leadership Research Summary: Educational leadership is a multifaceted area of study. Unquestionably, leadership is the most deliberate field within the social sciences. Still, administrators have evaded the notions of leadership concept like a haunting tune. This study has focused particularly on the significance of varied leadership styles in teaching to sustain academic excellence at the […]

When timing is key: How autocratic and democratic leadership relate to follower trust in emergency contexts

Leadership Research Summary: In emergency contexts, leaders’ ability to develop others’ trust in them is critical to leadership effectiveness. By integrating functional leadership and team process theories, we argue that democratic and autocratic leadership can create trust in the leader depending on the performance phase of the action team. The study further argues that action […]

Generation, Gender, and Leadership: Metaphors and Images

Leadership Research Summary: • This study explores the metaphors and images used by different generations of women to describe women’s leadership in higher education (HE) and the impact these perceptions have on their careers and career ambitions. It also explores how such metaphors and images can position them as “other,” silence their voices in the […]

Constructions of Leadership Identities via Narratives of African Women School Leaders

Leadership Research Summary: • The study explores African women school leaders’ constructions of their leadership identity. Using self-perception theory which sees changes in self-perceived leadership skills and dispositions as being related to changes in perceived leader identity, constructions of African women’s leadership identity are mapped over a life-long career. Leader identity is, in this sense, […]

Are Leadership Fairness, Psychological Distress, and Role Stressors Interrelated? A Two-Wave Prospective Study of Forward and Reverse Relationships

Leadership Research Summary: While previous research has mainly considered leadership as an antecedent to psychological distress and role stressors (i.e., role ambiguity and role conflict) among subordinates, a reverse relationship where these variables influence reports of leadership is also possible. To determine the directionality of the associations this two-wave prospective study assesses bidirectional relationships between […]

Sustainable leadership: A literature review and prospects for future research

Leadership Research Summary: • The various social issues that accompany economic development pose new challenges for leaders to integrate economic benefits, social responsibility, and environmental protection. In this context, various new leadership styles have emerged. Among them, sustainable leadership reveals the key role of leaders in balancing the triple goals of economy, society and environment, […]

Communication style drives emergent leadership attribution in virtual teams

Leadership Research Summary: • Leader selection plays a key role in how human social groups are formed and maintained. Leadership is either assigned through formal processes within an organization or emerges informally through interactions with other group members–particularly in novel contexts. COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of virtual meetings and more flexible team structures. However […]

Buried Treasure: Contradictions in the Perception and Reality of Women’s Leadership

Leadership Research Summary: • The impact of gender on assessments of leadership performance and leadership potential was examined through two clusters of leadership behaviors, one set related to traditional constructions of leadership labeled directing others and another associated with contemporary constructions of leadership labeled engaging others. • Based on data collected from a sample of […]