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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456451803321

Autore

Lord Robert G (Robert George), <1946->

Titolo

Leadership processes and follower self-identity [[electronic resource] /] / Robert G. Lord, Douglas J. Brown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum, 2004

ISBN

1-282-32225-7

9786612322259

1-4106-0886-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (263 p.)

Collana

LEA's organization and management series

Altri autori (Persone)

BrownDouglas J

Disciplina

158/.4

Soggetti

Leadership - Psychological aspects

Self-perception

Identity (Psychology)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-236) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Common Sense, Science, and Leadership; Chapter 2 The Working Self-Concept and Behavior; Chapter 3 Level and Self-Concept; Chapter 4 Temporary and Enduring Effects of Leaders; Chapter 5 Generating a Mental Representation of a Leader's Behavior: Linking Perception to WSC Activation; Chapter 6 Leadership and Emotions; Chapter 7 Leadership and Organizational Justice; Chapter 8 The Value Added by a Second-Order, Subordinate-Focused Approach to Understanding Leadership Processes; References; Author Index

Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Presenting a follower-centered perspective on leadership, this book focuses on followers as the direct determinant of leadership effects because it is generally through follower reactions and behaviors that leadership attempts succeed or fail. Therefore, leadership theory needs to be articulated with a theory of how followers create meaning from leadership acts and how this meaning helps followers self-regulate in specific contexts. In this book, an attempt is made to develop such a theory, maintaining that the central construct in this process is the



self-identity of followers. In developing