Leadership & Organization Development Journal: Volume 29 Issue 4

Employee perceptions of organizational change: impact of hierarchical level

Liz Jones, Bernadette Watson, Elizabeth Hobman, Prashant Bordia, Cindy Gallois, Victor J. Callan

The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of organizational level on employees' perceptions and reactions to a complex organizational change involving proposed work…

Attributional theory of leadership: a model of functional attributions and behaviors

C. Lakshman

The purpose of this paper is to develop a positive and functional attributional model of leadership, using both leadership perceptions and leadership effectiveness as criteria…

Transformational leadership among Spanish upper echelons: The role of managerial values and goal orientation

Juan Carlos Pastor, Margarita Mayo

This paper seeks to investigate the relationship between managers' beliefs and goal orientation and the self‐perception of transformational and transactional leadership styles and…

Profiling the Chinese manager: exploring dimensions that relate to leadership

Christopher Selvarajah, Denny Meyer

This paper explores the leadership profile of managers in China and in so doing identifies demographics factors that shape perceptions of what makes an excellent Chinese leader.

What can we learn from senior leader narratives? The strutting and fretting of becoming a leader

Jane Turner, Sharon Mavin

The purpose of this paper is to explore subjective life histories and leadership journeys of senior leaders, drawing upon elements of an authentic leadership framework (life…

The 3rd Annual Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards 2007