Leader characteristics

Research tidbits: Does virtue matter?

A selection of interesting articles we found recently considering whether virtue in management matters. Humility in management Although virtues have gained a firm presence in the theory and practice of corporate management, humility is not ranked as one the chief virtues in the business world. In spite of this, it is an important virtue, contributing to the manager’s moral and professional quality and the development of the company’s human team. This paper explains the basic [...]

2020-08-25T14:09:45+10:00August 16th, 2016|News, Research Tidbits|

Research tidbits: Leadership’s effects on followers

A selection of interesting articles we found recently about leadership's effects on followers. When and why empowering leadership increases followers’ taking charge in China Drawing from the cultural self-representation model, the authors propose a multilevel model to examine when and why empowering leadership elicits followers’ taking charge behaviours in China. Data from 310 full-time employees in 81 work groups provide support for the mediating role of role breadth self-efficacy in transforming team-directed empowering leadership into individual [...]

2020-08-25T14:09:56+10:00July 5th, 2016|News, Research Tidbits|
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