Leadership & Organization Development Journal: Volume 36 Issue 5

An exploration of teaching methods used to develop leaders: Leadership educators’ perceptions

Nathan S Hartman, Scott J Allen, Rosanna F Miguel

The purpose of this paper is to explore how educators can benefit from data on teaching methods or sources of learning used for the leader development of undergraduate students…

The relationship between supervisor support and individual improvisation

Anna-Maija Nisula

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of perceived supervisor support on individual improvisation, and the mediating role of the psychological empowerment and…

Team leadership across contexts: a qualitative study

Ana Margarida Graça, Ana Margarida Passos

– The purpose of this paper is to compare leadership functions from different team contexts considering context characteristics that contribute to team effectiveness.

Knowing is half the battle : Interdependent effects of knowledge and action on leader emergence

Christopher H. Thomas, Robert R Hirschfeld

The purpose of this paper is to explore the idea that action makes knowledge more consequential for being deemed an emergent leader among peers. The authors hypothesized that…

Situational leadership theory: a test from three perspectives

Geir Thompson, Lars Glasø

Ambiguity surrounding “follower competence and commitment” of Hersey and Blanchard’s situational leadership theory (SLT) has rendered validation difficult. The purpose of this…

Linking managerial practices and leadership style to innovative work behavior: The role of group and psychological processes

Carlo Odoardi, Francesco Montani, Jean-Sébastien Boudrias, Adalgisa Battistelli

The purpose of this paper is to propose and test a theoretical model linking individual perceptions of participative leadership style and managerial practices (i.e. teamwork and…

Anti-harassment policy, manager integrity and intention to report customer sexual harassment: A Taiwanese case study

Lu-Ming Tseng, Yue-Min Kang

Prior research showed that sexual harassment by customers is a widespread and serious problem for service workers. However, some of the service workers may be unwilling to report…

Benevolent leadership in not-for-profit organizations: Welfare orientation measures, ethical climate and organizational citizenship behaviour

Koustab Ghosh

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationships among the welfare constituents of benevolent leadership, ethical climate, and organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB…

Leadership in a time of financial crisis: what do we want from our leaders?

Arlene Haddon, Catherine Loughlin, Corinne McNally

– The purpose of this paper is to gain a nuanced understanding of what employees want from leaders in an organizational crisis context.