TY - CHAP AB - Abstract Leadership training has led to a large amount of research due to the belief that such training can lead to (or more precisely cause) positive changes in followers’ behavior and work performance. This chapter describes some of the conditions necessary for research to show a causal relationship between leadership training and outcomes. It then describes different research designs, employed in leadership training research, and considers the types of problems that can affect inferences about causality. The chapter focuses on the role of randomization of leaders (e.g., into training vs. non-training conditions) as a key methodological procedure and alludes to problems of achieving this in field settings. VL - 2 SN - 978-1-78743-677-0, 978-1-78743-676-3/2397-5210 DO - 10.1108/S2397-52102017004 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/S2397-52102017004 AU - Martin Robin AU - Epitropaki Olga AU - O’Broin Laurie ED - Robert J. Galavan ED - Kristian J. Sund ED - Gerard P. Hodgkinson PY - 2017 Y1 - 2017/01/01 TI - Methodological Issues in Leadership Training Research: In Pursuit of Causality T2 - Methodological Challenges and Advances in Managerial and Organizational Cognition T3 - New Horizons in Managerial and Organizational Cognition PB - Emerald Publishing Limited SP - 73 EP - 94 Y2 - 2024/05/05 ER -