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2022

Implicit followership theory

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Implicit Theories Of Leadership And Followership: A Qualitative Exploration Of Research Gaps And Directions For Future Research, Shirin Karbalaei Ali Jul 2022

Implicit Theories Of Leadership And Followership: A Qualitative Exploration Of Research Gaps And Directions For Future Research, Shirin Karbalaei Ali

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify research gaps and provide an integrative and comprehensive review related to implicit leadership theory (ILTs) and implicit followership theory (IFTs) in the last five years.

Design/ methodology/ approach: Using a qualitative systematic review and the content analysis method, we analyzed, summarized, and categorized articles’ recommendations to provide a comprehensive perspective of research gaps and directions for future studies.

Findings: Through analyzing 45 articles published in 2016-2021, firstly, we clarified the distinction between empirical and theoretical articles. In addition, the results of ILTs and IFTs research gaps were reported in four main …