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Can Everyone Be A Leader? A Multi-Contextual Study Of Leadership, Xueting Jiang
Can Everyone Be A Leader? A Multi-Contextual Study Of Leadership, Xueting Jiang
Doctoral Dissertations
My dissertation is composed of three independent but interrelated essays. Each essay focuses on a specific perspective to study leadership at the individual level or at the team level and beyond. My first essay, Consequences of Leader Self-Efficacy Dissimilarity in Self-managing Teams, looks at the impacts of leader self-efficacy dissimilarity upon shared leadership and the consequent effects on team effectiveness in self-managing teams. My second essay, A Longitudinal Study on Leadership Identification in Self-managing Teams, explains why leadership structures may vary in self-managing teams and how individuals develop their leadership roles in a non-hierarchical organizational context. My third …
Social Dynamics Of Leadership: Is There Value In Considering Multi-Source Feedback Ratings From A Social Relations Model Perspective?, Andrea M. Bizarro
Social Dynamics Of Leadership: Is There Value In Considering Multi-Source Feedback Ratings From A Social Relations Model Perspective?, Andrea M. Bizarro
Doctoral Dissertations
The present study challenges conventional use of multi-source feedback (MSF) assessment data for both leader differentiation and leader development purposes in a real organizational setting. Leadership theory was considered from an individual differences as well as a relational process perspective to investigate whether conventional MSF scoring provides adequate information regarding social processes of leadership, and whether analyzing MSF data with the Social Relations Model (SRM) provides better insights into relational processes of leadership and leader self-awareness. Application of item response theory indicated that MSF assessment items do not provide sufficient differentiation among average and above-average ability leaders. Furthermore, analysis of …
Leader-Member Exchange As A Predictor Of Leaders’ Positive Work Outcomes: A Field Study, Matthew Jason Shaffer
Leader-Member Exchange As A Predictor Of Leaders’ Positive Work Outcomes: A Field Study, Matthew Jason Shaffer
Doctoral Dissertations
Prior research found that the quality of the working relationships between leaders and their followers, or Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) quality in leader-member dyads, predicts positive work outcomes for followers, including job satisfaction, engagement, and performance. Though leaders might be expected to receive similar benefits from high quality LMX with their followers, almost no published, empirical research to-date has reported benefits of LMX for leaders. The current study tested the relationships of LMX and positive work outcomes for leaders among middle managers and their direct supervisees in a large manufacturing company. Hypotheses predicted that average leader-rated LMX and average follower-rated LMX …
Understanding The Relationship Between Teacher And Organizational Intercultural Competency In International Schools: A Mixed Methods Study, Sally Emily Hirsch
Understanding The Relationship Between Teacher And Organizational Intercultural Competency In International Schools: A Mixed Methods Study, Sally Emily Hirsch
Doctoral Dissertations
The number of international schools and their student populations are increasing around the world. These schools are culturally diverse educational spaces, providing opportunities for cultural understanding but also cultural conflicts. Teachers working in international schools need to be able to provide culturally relevant and responsive curriculum as well as be able to communicate effectively and appropriately with students, other teachers, administrators and parents. Research shows that students do best academically when taught by teachers who are interculturally competent yet there is a gap in current research on how this skill is developed in international teachers, and identified by school leaders. …